Endearingly known as ‘Holy Mother’, Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Ramakrishna Paramhansa, was born on December 22, 1853, in a poor Brahmin family in Jayrambati, a village adjoining Kamarpukur. (Above) Special puja being offered in Jayrambati on Wednesday
My KolkataA mini truck, carrying a huge garlanded photograph of the Holy Mother, and school children took part in a ‘prabhat pheri’ (dawn rally) brought out from Maayer Bari in Bagbazar on Wednesday
Ashim PaulThe holy occasion drew hundreds of devotees to Maayer Bari in Bagbazar throughout the day and evening
Ashim PaulSchoolchildren play music at the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission world headquarters in Belur Math on the occasion
Facebook / Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Belur MathDaylong prayers and devotional songs marked the occasion at Sarada Math in Dakshineswar
My KolkataPuja in progress at the Adyapith temple on Wednesday
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