The Ramakrishna Mission is a philanthropic, volunteer organization founded by Sri Ramakrishna's chief disciple Swami Vivekananda on May 1, 1897. The Mission conducts extensive work in health care, disaster relief, rural management, tribal welfare, elementary and higher education and culture. It uses the combined efforts of hundreds of ordered monks and thousands of householder disciples. The Missi
on bases its work on the principles of karma yoga. The Mission, which is headquartered at Belur Math near Kolkata, India, subscribes to the ancient Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. It is affiliated with the monastic organization Ramakrishna Math, with whom it shares members. Ramakrishna Math is a religious monastic order, considered part of the Hindu reform movement. It was set up by Swami Vivekananda to follow the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna. The Ramakrishna Math is headquartered at Belur Math (in West Bengal, India), and shares the location with the related organization, the Ramakrishna Mission. This is an unofficial fan page for this great spiritual organization, in an attempt to support their activities and spread the ideals of Sri Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda and their lineage on Facebook. Official Facebook account of Belur Math : https://www.facebook.com/rkmbelur/
