WEDDING: NO

UPANAYAN: NO

MUNDAN: NO

1. SARADA MA’S BIRTH CEREMONY

2. RAMAKRISHNA’S BIRTH CEREMONY

3. SWAMI VIVEKA NANDA’S BIRTH CEREMONY

4. SHIVRATRI

5. RATHA YATRA

6. CHRISTMAS EVE

7. SRI SRI MATRI MANDIR FOUNDATION DAY

8. KALI PUJA

9. DURGA PUJA

10. RAM NABAMI/DOL OR HOLI

11. BIPADTARINI

12. AKSHAY TRITIA

13. POILA BOISAKH

YOU DON’T NEED ANY PANDA OR PRIST IN DAKSHINESWAR. YOU BUY YOUR PUJA DALA FROM DALA ARKET (INSIDE THE TEMPLE PREMISES) AND STAND ON THE QUE. AFTER REACHING THE MAIN GATE YOU FIND PRIST INSIDE THE GARBHA GRIHA. HE TAKES YOUR DALA AND FINISHES YOUR PUJA RITUALS. AFTER THAT HE RETURNS THE DALA WITH PRASA. YOU PAY PRANAMI ON THE THALI OR IN DROP BOX.

The main temple of this village belongs to Ramakrishna Math and Mission, Belur Math, and named as "SRI SRI MATRI MANDIR" dedicated to Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna. This beautiful temple has been built exactly on the spot where the Holy Mother was born in 22 December 1853 and it was here that her father Ramchandra Mukhopadhyay had his original dwelling –house. Mother’s marriage also took place in this house.

The Holy Mother's Temple is consecrated on 19 April 1923 by Swami Saradananda on Akshay Tritiya day and he placed Holy Mother's oil paintings in the temple which was replaced by a white marble statue of Holy Mother in April 1954.

The small size Shiva linga which was found at the time of digging the earth for the construction of this temple is also worship here.

All travelers to come here to receive the infinite love and grace of the holy mother.

Saradamani Devi was born on 22 December 1853, in the quiet village of Jayrambati, West Bengal, India. Her parents, Ramachandra Mukhopadhyay and Shyama Sundari Devi, were very poor. Her father Ramchandra was a farmer.

As a child Saradamani—was fascinated by traditional Hindu folklore and narratives. As in the case of most girls of rural upbringing, she did not receive any formal education but learned to serve others as her family served food to hungry people. She was interested in the clay models of goddesses Kali and Lakshmi, which she worshiped regularly. She is said to have started meditating from her childhood and traditional accounts recount her mystic visions and experiences. According to Sarada Devi, she used to see a bevy of eight girls of her age coming from an unknown place and escorting her in her chores during her childhood.

At the age of 5 Sarada become wife of Sri Ramakrishna. At that time thakur was 23.

Sarada Devi played an important role in Sri Ramakrishnas life. She devoted her life for the social work. She also initiated several prominent monks into the Ramakrishna Order. Swami Nikhilananda, who was a freedom fighter and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, accepted Sarada Devi as his guru and joined the Ramakrishna Order. Swami Vivekananda wrote a letter to her to get her opinion about his intention to attend the Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Only after receiving the blessing from her did he decide to go to America.

Sarada Devi spent her final years moving back and forth between Jayrambati and Calcutta. In January 1919, Sarada Devi went to Jayrambati and stayed there for over a year. For the next five months she continued to suffer. Shortly before her death, she gave the last advice to the grief-stricken devotees, "But I tell you one thing—if you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others. Rather see your own faults. Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger my child: this whole world is your own!" This is considered as her last message to the world. She died on 20 July 1920 at Mayer Badi, Kolkata. Her body was cremated at the Belur Math, opposite side of River Ganga where her husband Sri Ramakrishna's body was cremated at Kashipore, Baranagroe, Ratan, Babu ghat. The place where she was cremated is now known as Holy Mother's ghat at Belurmath. Today a temple stands at that spot.

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Joyrambati is a Village, in the jurisdiction of Kotulpore police station in the Bishnupore subdivision in Bankura district, West Bengal, India.

You can go by your own vehicle it is about 106 KM from Kolkata and may take up to 3.30 hours

You can go there directly by bus (From Dharmatala) or by train. from Howrah station you will get train to Arambagh. From Arambagh you have to change to the buses or you can take TOTO. Toto will take almost 300 rupees up to kamarpukur. The nearest station to Kamarpukur is GO GHAT.

Inside the matri mandir is a very peaceful place. You can see the huts of Ma Sarada’s and her families.

The best place to stay in Jayrambati is the MATRI MANDIR’s own guest house. To book a room you have to mail them in their said mail ID (matrimandirjbt@gmail.com). You have to address the mail to Revered Adkhsiya Maharaj at least 4 months before. In the mail you have to mention your name, mobile number, own address, age, the date you want to be there, for how many days you want to stay there and how many people you are going. If you won’t receive any feedback from them after sending the mail within fifteen days then you must make a call to them in their said number.

No fixed rate of the rooms as such. You can give them any amount. It depends on your sense of gentleness. There is a store inside the mandir, where from you can but books, Gamcha, Light shades etc. Everything is related to Ma Sarada, Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda.

Outside guest houses are just okay. Not very up to the market.

You can hire AC/NON AC cars from outside the Temple.