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| In November 2000, Swami Purushottamanandji took over as the president of newly-affiliated Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama at Belgaum. The Govt. of Karnataka gifted the historic building in Belgaum sanctified by the stay of Swami Vivekananda in 1892 for 12 days, to the Ramakrishna Mission. Swami Purushottamanandaji was instrumental in renovating this monument, and constructing a magnificent temple of Sri Ramakrishna in the adjacent land in January 2004. The Sarada Mantap (kitchen and dining hall block of the monastery) and the Sadhu Nivas (monks' quarters) also form part of the new centre. Like the Ramakrishna Ashramas across the country, this Ashrama focuses on various spiritual, charitable and welfare activities. There are daily morning and evening bhajans and an annual celebration of the birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother and Swami Vivekanda. Occasionally, there are spiritual retreats, lectures and meditation classes organized by the Ashrama. Not limiting themselves to the confines of the walls of their Ashrama, there are often religious meetings with bhajans and discourses in nearby areas. The volunteers at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama also deal with the youth and students and organize personality development programmes for students, as well as, doing some welfare work by way of providing scholarships and monetary help to poor and meritorious students. A place worth a visit- the experience one gets from the Ashrama is best understood by going there and seeing for yourself than through mere words. |
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