This garden house was sanctified by Sri Ramakrishna’s stay with his disciples during the last few months of his life, as also by his mahasamadhi in 1886. It was made a branch of the Ramakrishna Math in 1946.
Activities:
- A public library.
- Religious activities: Daily worship, Ramnam Sankirtan on Ekadashi days, spiritual discourses and spiritual retreats.
- Celebration of Kalpataru Utsava (on 1 January), Maha Shivaratri and the birth anniversaries of the Holy Trio.
- Maintenance of a memorial at Cossipore crematorium where Sri Ramakrishna’s mortal body was cremated.
- Welfare work: Providing food, clothes, blankets and medical and educational assistance.