Kamarpukur, the Birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna

At the shrine of Tarakeshwar, on the way to Kamarpukur, we were guided to the shrine by a sannyasini tall in spirit if not in height.

The temple at the birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna in Kamarpukur.

The thatched house in which Sri Ramakrishna was brought up.

Meditating at the pond by Sri Ramakrishna's Nativity temple.

Near Sri Ramakrishna's family home is a mango tree planted by young Gadai (Sri Ramakrishna's childhood name).

The Yogi Siva temple near Sri Ramakrishna's birthplace, out of which a light shone and merged into the body of Chandramani, Sri Ramakrishna's mother.

The ancestral shrine of Sri Ramakrishna's family, still attended by his family descendants.

The inner shrine of the temple, with the dieties worshipped by Sri Ramakrishna's father.

Us with Kanai Ghosal, the third generation nephew of Sri Ramakrishna.

Tarak Ghosal, the fourth generation nephew of Sri Ramakrishna, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Thakur.

The home of Tarak Ghosal, a three story mud brick house.

Four generations of the descendants of Sri Ramakrishna's family.

Click on a picture to enlarge it.