Chronology

Year

Event

1775

Birth of Khudiram.

1791

Birth of Chandra Devi.

1805

Birth of Ramkumar.

1814

Khudiram settles at Kamarpukur.

1826

Birth of Rameswar.

1835

Khudiram's pilgrimage to Gaya.

1836

Birth of Sri Ramakrishna, February 18, about 5:15 a.m.

1843

Death of Khudiram.

1845

Sri Ramakrishna's sacred thread ceremony.

1850

Ramkumar opens his school in Calcutta.

1852

Sri Ramakrishna comes to Calcutta.

1853

Birth of "the Holy Mother, December 22.

1855

Dakshineswar Kali temple founded. Hriday at Dakshineswar. Sri Ramakrishna appointed priest of the Vishnu temple and then of the Kali temple.

1856

Death of Ramkumar. Realization of God and first God-intoxicated state of Sri Ramakrishna.

1857

Sri Ramakrishna's treatment under Ganga Prasad.

1858

Haladhari as priest at Dakshineswar. Sri Ramakrishna goes to Kamarpukur.

1859

Sri Ramakrishna's marriage.

1860

Return to Dakshineswar. Mathur's vision.

1861

Death of Rani Rasmani. Meeting with the Brahmani. Tantra practice under the Brahmani. Second divine madness.

1863

Completion of Tantra practice. Meeting with Pundit Padmalochan. Chandra Devi comes to live at Dakshineswar.

1864

Sri Ramakrishna's practice of the vatsalyabhava under Jatadhari. Practice of the madhur bhava. Initiation into sannyas by Totapuri.

1865

Akshay replaces Haladhari. Totapuri leaves Dakshineswar.

1866

Sri Ramakrishna in the Advaita plane for six months. Illness. Practice of Mohammedanism.

1867

Sri Ramakrishna at Kamarpukur. Brahmani takes leave.

1868

Pilgrimage. Meeting with Gangama.

1870

Tour with Mathur. Sri Ramakrishna at the Colootola Harisabha. Visit to Kalna and Navadvip.

1871

Death of Mathur.

1872

The Holy Mother's first visit to Dakshineswar. The Shorasi Puja.

1873

Death of Rameswar.

1874

The Holy Mother again at Dakshineswar.

1875

Sri Ramakrishna's first visit to Keshab Chandra Sen

1876

Death of Chandra Devi.

1877,1878  

Intimacy with Keshab. The Holy Mother's third visit to Dakshineswar.

1879

Coming of disciples begins.

1880

Last visit to Kamarpukur.

1881

Dismissal of Hriday. Meeting with Rakhal and Narendranath. 1882 Visit to Pundit Vidyasagar. The Holy Mother again at Dakshineswar.

1884

Death of Keshab. Meeting with Pundit Shashadhar, Gopal Ma The Holy Mother comes to live at Dakshineswar for the last time.

1885

Last visit to Panihati. Illness and removal to Syampukur. Association with Dr. Sarkar. Removal to Cossipore.

1886

Treatment at Cossipore. Organization of disciples. Mahasamadhi, August 16, at two minutes past 1 a.m.