Sri Sarada Math

Sri Sarada Math is named after Sri Sarada Devi,[1][2] the consort of Sri Ramakrishna, and founded on 2 December 1954. Built by a group of eight sadhavis, as per the instructions given by Swami Vivekananda, it serves as a monastic order for women.[3] Headquartered at Dakshineshwar, Kolkata, the organisation has branch centres all over India, in Sri Lanka and Australia.[4] The nuns of this order use the title "Pravrajika" before their ordained name, and are usually addressed as "Mataji" meaning 'revered mother'.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Udbodhan (Phalgun issue B.S.1379)
  2. ^ "Sri Sarada Devi: The Universal Mother". 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ Swami Vivekananda's Dream, Sri Sarada Math (Sri Sarada Math: Dakshineshwar, 2005), p.7
  4. ^ "Official Website of Sri Sarada Math, Dakshineswar, Kolkata". www.srisaradamath.org. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved Apr 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "Addressing Religious Leaders".
  6. ^ Clémentin-Ojha, Catherine. 1998. "Outside the Norms: Women Ascetics in Hindu Society." Economic and Political Weekly 18: April 30
  7. ^ Pechilis, Karen. 2004. The Graceful Gurus: Hindu Female Gurus in India and the United States. New York: Oxford University Press.