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30th REUNION 2025

30th REUNION 2025
The 29th Reunion of the Alumni Association of Ramakrishna Mission Calcutta Students’ Home, Belgharia was held between 24 and 26 December 2022. Near about 500 ex-students of this Students’ Home attended the function. Revered Swami Annapurnanandaji Maharaj, the former Secretary of this Ashrama inaugurated the function on 24 December at 3.30 p.m. at the first…
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Bhratri-Baran : (Freshers’ Welcome)

Bhratri-Baran : (Freshers’ Welcome)
Bhratribaran ceremony (fresher’s welcome) is celebrated every year with great éclat . Getting up early, and attaining Mangalarati and Homa and taking five vows mark the day so special to the new brothers. Formal ceremony at the Vivekananda Dham is the chief attraction. The function is embellished with songs, speeches of sr. ex-students and release of…
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Saraswati Puja & Saraswat Sammelan

Saraswati Puja & Saraswat Sammelan
Saraswati Puja is celebrated with all joy and solemnity. Worshiping of goddess Saraswati, devotional songs and performing Hate-khari are its characteristic features. Everybody offers flowers (pushpanjali) at the feet of the Divine Mother – the Goddess of Learning seeking divine knowledge. Around 1500 devotees and ex-students attend and are served with cooked prasada at noon.…
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Sports & Games

Sports & Games
The Home is also a land of festivity! Festivals go on throughout the entire year. ‘Sri Sri Kali Puja’ is celebrated as annual festival with great éclat, and ‘Sri SriSaraswati Puja’, ‘BhatriBaranCeremony’, ‘Shiva-Ratri’, ‘Holi, ‘Janmasthami’ and ‘Christmas Eve’ are some of its evergreen festivals celebratedwith solemnity and grandeur. The celebrations like ‘Independence Day’, ‘Republic Day,…
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Al fresco dining: Picnic

Al fresco dining: Picnic
Inmates really look forward with anticipation for this day to come. Normally a day in the month of January is selected for organizing Picnic. Every arrangement is done and executed by the third year students under the guidance of monastic members. Picnic spot wears a festive appearance with the advent of picnic. Cooking materials, utensils…
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Saraswati Puja & Saraswat Sammelan

Saraswati Puja & Saraswat Sammelan
Saraswati Puja is celebrated with all joy and solemnity. Worshiping of goddess Saraswati, devotional songs and performing Hate-khari are its characteristic features. Everybody offers flowers (pushpanjali) at the feet of the Divine Mother – the Goddess of Learning seeking divine knowledge. Around 1500 devotees and ex-students attend and are served with cooked prasada at noon.…
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Bhratri-Baran : (Freshers’ Welcome)

Bhratri-Baran : (Freshers’ Welcome)
Bhratribaran ceremony (fresher’s welcome) is celebrated every year with great éclat . Getting up early, and attaining Mangalarati and Homa and taking five vows mark the day so special to the new brothers. Formal ceremony at the Vivekananda Dham is the chief attraction. The function is embellished with songs, speeches of sr. ex-students and release of…
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Kali Puja-worship of the Divine Mother

Kali Puja-worship of the Divine Mother
Sri Sri Kali Puja is the annual festival of our Ashrama. Since1917 we have been celebrating Kali Puja with due éclat. Preparation for arrangements starts from much advance. Untiring endeavour of our students, staffs and monastic brothers give Ashrama premises a festive look during Kali Puja. Worship of the Divine Mother Kali accompanied with devotional…
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Raja Maharaj’s Utsav & Christmas Eve

Raja Maharaj’s Utsav & Christmas Eve
“Since 1920, the 24th of December has come to be a red-letter day in the Student’ Home. For it was on this day of that year that the Students’ Home was consecrated by the Holy presence of Srimat Swami Brambhananda. It was like a visit of the son of God. It is still fresh in…
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Bhratri-Baran : (Freshers’ Welcome)

Bhratri-Baran : (Freshers’ Welcome)
Bhratribaran ceremony (fresher’s welcome) is celebrated every year with great éclat . Getting up early, and attaining Mangalarati and Homa and taking five vows mark the day so special to the new brothers. Formal ceremony at the Vivekananda Dham is the chief attraction. The function is embellished with songs, speeches of sr. ex-students and release of…
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