Vedanta in Practice

A Micro-Blog from Swami Vimokshananda – earlier at Durban, Singapore and Dublin – now at Yelagiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India – "A private diary for public consumption!"

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  • On the tithi puja night, that is on 29th January 2008, the 145th birth tithi of Swami Vivekananda, the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, Durban launched its new look, thoroughly revamped website. The need for new format and updating of information was keenly felt after the official affiliation of the South African Centre with the Ramakrishna Mission’s…

  • For other interesting slide-shows, please click the Page – ‘Slide-shows’ which has different ‘Child Pages’ for other towns in South Africa This slide-show is of Swamiji’s birthday celebration at Estcourt

  • The temple stands on the spot where Swami Vivekananda’s mortal remains were cremated in 1902. Consecrated on 28 January 1924, the temple has in its upper storey an alabaster OM (in Bengali characters). Beside the temple stands a bel (bilva) tree in the place of the original bel tree under which Swami Vivekananda used to…

  • For me, it has been, and is continuing to be an excellent experience with the devotees of South Africa. What deep devotion they all have, not only for our Master but to all of His children, both monastics and house-holders alike! My recent tour started on the 10th January with Estcourt hosting their 145th Swami…