A CHRONOLOGY OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA’S LIFE

from www.rkmath.org

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.