It was a wonderful Sunday afternoon. I came out of my house with my beloved father. We took a bus from the B.T. Road. The bus was a West Bengal Surface Transport bus. A very comfortable bus in white color. The seats are comfortable and helps you travel comfortably. We went to Dakhineswar. The bus was Rs. 6. We came down at the bus stand in Dakhineswar and went towards the left where we took a rickshaw, which took Rs. 10. The rickshawpuller took us to the temple of Adyapeath.
At the gate, there were many sweet shops and flower shops for offering puja in the temple. There are many temples inside. As you enter through the gate, you will sea a large building where cultural programs are held. In Bengali, we call it “natmandir.” The beautiful temples are lined on the left. The temples are mostly devoted to Lord Shiva. The rooms are small with a Shiva Linga placed in it. It is black in color. In between these Lord Shiva temple, there is a temple of Kali and an Adyama.
A marble structure with beautiful design can be seen on the right which is just behind the cultural program hall. The structure is amazing. But its gates are closed. I heard from my mother that the gates open at the time of sandhya arati (evening prayer in Bengali).
An organization called Ramkrishna Sangha controls this Adyapeath. Its address is Dakhineswar, Kolkata – 700 076. The phone number is 2564-6999/5553.
The different occasions in which the temple is open for 52 days are as follows:
Sri Panchami, Nag Panchami – 2 days.
Durga Saptami, Basanta Saptami – 2 days.
Janmasthami, Radhastami, Durgastami, Basanti Astami – 4 days.
Shukla Nabami and Krishna Ekadashi – 24 days.
Durga Dashami and Basanti Dashami – 2 days.
Lakshmi Purnima, Rash Purnima, Jhulan Purnima, Dol Purnima – 4 days.
Dipannita Amaboshya, Mahalaya Amaboshya – 2 days.
Sankranti – 12 days.
Total —– 52 days.
The important activities of Ramkrishna Sangha of Dakhineswar are as follows:
- Orphanage for poor and sick boys–Adyapeath Boy Orphanage.
- Orphanage for poor and sick girls – Adyapeath Girl Orphanage.
- Separate old age homes for old men and women.
- Women Ashram for women who have no son and husband.
- Monikuntala Girls School (Primary and Junior High).
- Ma-Moni Shishu Niketan (Children’s Home).
- Sanskrit University.
- Daily Help for 500 poor people.
- Mobile charitable dispensary.
- Ambulance Service.
- X-ray Clinic, ECG, Dental and Eye departments.
Any donation to this organization is free of tax. You can send your donations to the address: “Dakshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha Adyapeeth.” Adyapeeth, Kolkata -700076, West Bengal. Phone: 2553- 5553/1999, Fax: 91-033-2553-1999.
This organization has been dedicated to the respected Nihar Kumar Majumdar and Mother Shanti Mazumdar. Sri Kalyan Kumar Mazumdar and Srimati Tapasi Majumdar has dedicated the organization in the name of the above mentioned father and mother. This organization is beautiful and you will feel great visiting it!!
