Revered President Maharaj's Mahasamadhi
Br. Somesh
Just now we received this message from our Head Qtrs.
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With deep sorrow we announce the passing away of Revered Swami
Gahananandaji Maharaj, President, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna
Mission, on 4th November 2007 at 5:35 p.m. at Ramakrishna Mission Seva
Pratishthan, Kolkata. He was 91. He was admitted to Seva Pratishthan
on 4th September 2007 after a sudden setback in his health and was
being treated by a team of specialists. In spite of best medical
attention, his condition grew worse and he passed away at 5:35 p.m.
The cremation will be at Belur Math on 5th November at about 12:30
p.m. The gates of Belur Math will remain open from now till the last
rites are completed.
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With Prayers
Br. Muktachaitanya
SALIL MUKHERJEE
Respected Someshji
My heart felt condolences at the passing away of Gurudev Swami Gahananandaji Maharaj.
It is a great loss for all of us.
Salil Mukherjee
Br. Somesh
>From the link
http://www.belurmath.org/pm_tentative_programme.htm
MAHA-SAMADHI OF SWAMI GAHANANANDAJI MAHARAJ
14TH PRESIDENT
RAMAKRISHNA MATH AND RAMAKRISHNA MISSION
With deep sorrow we announce the passing away of Swami Gahananandaji,
President of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, on 4 November
2007 at 5.35 p.m. at Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan hospital,
Kolkata. He was 91. He had been admitted to Seva Pratishthan
hospital on 4 September for investigation and treatment, after a
sudden setback in his health owing to several old-age problems, like
Parkinson's disease, etc. In spite of best medical attention, his
condition grew worse and he passed away at 5.35 p.m. on 4th November.
The cremation will take place at Belur Math on Monday, 5 November
2007, at about 12.30 p.m. The gates of Belur Math will remain open
all through the night of the 4th and the morning of the 5th till the
last rites are completed.
Born in the village of Paharpur in Sylhet district (now in Bangladesh)
in October 1916, Swami Gahananandaji joined the Ramakrishna Order at
its centre in Bhubaneswar in January 1939 at the age of 22. He
received mantra diksha from Swami Virajanandaji Maharaj, the then
President of the Order, in 1939 and Sannyasa from him in 1948. He
served at Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata, from 1942 to 1952 and at Shillong
centre from 1953 to 1958.
Keenly interested in service to sick and suffering people, he was
posted to the Mission's hospital centre, Ramakrishna Mission Seva
Pratishthan, Kolkata, in 1958. There he worked during the first 5
years as its Assistant Secretary and then as its head for 22 years.
He worked tirelessly to develop the services of Seva Pratishthan to
cater to the medical needs of more and more people belonging to poor
and low-income sections of the society and converted the original
small maternity hospital into a huge 550-bed, modern, well-equipped
hospital that it is today.
He was appointed a Trustee of the Ramakrishna Math and Member of the
Governing Body of the Ramakrishna Mission in 1965. In 1979, he was
elected an Assistant Secretary of the twin organizations. He became
the General Secretary of the Math and Mission in 1989 and continued in
that post for 3 years till 1992 when he became a Vice-President of the
Order. From that time he was also simultaneously the head of
Ramakrishna Math (Yogodyan) at Kankurgachhi, Kolkata. He was elected
President of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission on 25 May
2005.
Swami Gahananandaji travelled extensively in various parts of the
country and visited many branches of the Order. He also visited at
different times various places in USA, Canada, England, France,
Switzerland, Holland, Russia, Australia, Japan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka,
Bangladesh, Singapore, Malaysia and Mauritius. In all these places, he
spread the message of Vedanta and Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sri
Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda.
4 November 2007
Swami Prabhananda
Belur Math, Howrah
General Secretary
Br. Somesh
Photos of Maha-Samadhi
On the page http://www.belurmath.org/pm_tentative_programme.htm
in the end PHOTOS OF MAHA SAMADHI can be seen.
Br. Muktachaitanya
Sandeep Das
Br. Somesh
A video on You tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeQ9BQghRtY
A video on Google Videos
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2025078701305282183
> Br. Muktachaitanya
Br. Somesh
Do more japam as you can.
In the form of paying homage initiated disciples can observe some
popular hindu rituals such as remaining on havishyan for three days or
for 13days till bhandara. Use of Shoes etc. can be restricted for
three days. These are normal rituals we hindus observe when any
Gurujan passes away.
what more should I write, you know these things better then others.
Br. Muktachaitanya
Br. Somesh
http://www.belurmath.org/video_funeral_ceremony.htm
Br. Muktachaitanya