Thursday, February 19, 2026
Ramakrishna Math Madurai celebrated, the 191st Jayanti (birthday) of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna with Special puja, Bhajans, Homa, discourse, and Arati, on February 19, 2026. The day commenced at 5:00 AM with Mangala Arati, Vedic chants & bhajans. The special puja to Sri Ramakrishna started at 7:00 am. Temple Pradakshina, along with Namavalis and Bhajan singing, took place from 6:30 am to 7:30 am.
Breakfast was served to around 30 devotees who attended the early morning session. The morning festivities resumed at 8:00 am with Vedic chanting performed by Vedic scholars for an hour.
Bhajans were sung from 9:00 am to 10:15 am. Students and teachers carried Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna's portrait in a procession, singing Namavalis, from the school to the temple prayer hall and performed Bhajans at the temple. The homa, a sacred fire ritual, took place at 10:20 AM. Following this, at 11:20 AM, Swami Nityadipananda delivered a discourse on the life and teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna. Approximately 820 devotees participated in the celebration and received noon prasad.
The evening session began with the Sandhya Arati at 6:30 PM, followed by Sri Ramakrishna Nama Sankirtanam and Bhajans until 8:00 PM, bringing the day’s spiritual observances to a peaceful close
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