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 Emblem of Ramakrishna Mission | |
| Formation | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Philanthropic, Religious Studies, Spirituality |
| Headquarters | Belur Math |
| Coordinates | 29°22′23″N 80°03′41″E / 29.373174°N 80.061316°E |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Website | advaitaashrama.org |
Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati, is a branch of the Ramakrishna Math, founded on 19 March 1899 at the behest of Vivekananda,[1][2] by his disciples James Henry Sevier, and Charlotte Sevier. Today it publishes the original writings of Vivekananda.[2] As an ashram dedicated to the study and practice of Advaita Vedanta, no images or idols are worshipped there, not even of Ramakrishna;[3] and no images were kept in the premises according to the Ashram ideals set by Vivekananda.[4]
Also referred as the Mayawati Ashram,[5][6] it is located at an altitude of 1940 meters, 22 km from Champawat in Champawat district, Uttarakhand, and 9 km from the town of Lohaghat.[5] The ashram is a major publication centre of the Ramakrishna Order for books in English and Hindi, mainly through its branch in Kolkata. It also maintains a charitable hospital at Mayavati. Among its important publications are The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda in English and as well as a Hindi translation, The Life of Swami Vivekananda, and English translations of important Hindu scriptures.
Some of the old manuscripts of the ashram have now been microfilmed and preserved at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in Delhi.[7]
- ^ Mayavati – History Archived 23 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Advaita Ashrama
- ^ a b founded by Vivekananda in 1899. Archived 26 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Telegraph, 20 May 2003.
- ^ Adwaita P. Ganguly (2001). Life and Times of Netaji Subhas: From Cuttack to Cambridge (1827–1921). VRC Publications. p. 52. ISBN 81-87530-02-2.
- ^ Sri Ramakrishna Math (1982). The Vedanta Kesari. Madras, India. p. 79.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "Mayawati Ashram". Champawat district. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009.
- ^ The National Geographical Journal of India, by National Geographical Society of India. Published by National Geographical Society of India., 1986. Page 295.
- ^ "#49". Catalogue of Microfilmed Manuscripts available with IGNCA. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA). Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.