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Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission in West Bengal, India
Belur Math is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. It is located in Belur, West Bengal, India on the west bank of Hooghly River. The land for the Math was purchased on 4 March 1897. Swami Vivekananda established Belur Math by placing holy relics of Shri Ramakrishna at Belur Math premises on 9 December 1898. Swami Vivekananda returned from America via Colombo and with a small group of disciples started working on the construction of two temples, one at Belur and the other one at Mayavati, Almora, which was called the Advaita Ashrama. The temple is the heart of the Ramakrishna Movement. It is notable for its architecture that fuses Hindu, Buddhist, and Christian art and motifs as a symbol of unity of all religions. In 2003, Belur Math railway station was also inaugurated which is dedicated to Belur Math Temple.
