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Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, umbrella. Belur When To Max: 32.9°C Min: 26.2°C Rain: 322.4mm Not often do you come across Sep VISIT Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, exquisite architecture as seen in umbrella. the built by the Hoysala Max: 32.9°C Min: 25.7°C Rain: 291.2mm http://www.ixigo.com/weather-in-belur-lp-1120023 Kings. The Belur stands as Oct the finest example of Jan Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, umbrella. craftsmanship of artisans Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Max: 32.2°C Min: 23.7°C Rain: 163.6mm employed by the Hoysalas. Max: 25.6°C Min: 12.4°C Rain: 19.2mm Nov Feb Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen. Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen. Max: 29.9°C Min: 18.9°C Rain: 27.9mm Max: 29.3°C Min: 16.4°C Rain: 39.4mm Dec Mar Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen. Max: 26.7°C Min: 13.8°C Rain: 5.7mm Max: 33.4°C Min: 21.1°C Rain: 38.0mm

Apr Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen. What To Famous For : Places To VisitHistory & Max: 35.8°C Min: 24.3°C Rain: 49.5mm CulturCity May SEE Settled on the banks of the river Yagachi, Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, 3 Sights umbrella. Belur was once known as Dakshina Varanasi Max: 36.0°C Min: 25.4°C Rain: 132.7mm http://www.ixigo.com/places-to-visit-see-in-belur-lp-1120023 or the Varanasi of the South. The temples built by the Hoysala kings formed the Jun 1 Belur Math blueprint for subsequent Dravidian Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, architecture. It was King Vishnuvardhana umbrella. Max: 34.3°C Min: 26.2°C Rain: 245.9mm who, famous for his patronage of the arts, got 1500 temples built in around 958 sites. Jul Don't miss to explore the star shaped 800 Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, This Pdf and its contents are copyright © 2013,ixigo.com, all rights reserved. ixigo logo, the year old temple dedicated to Lord . umbrella. character and all other marks displayed herein are registered and/or common law trademarks of Max: 33.0°C Min: 26.1°C Rain: 347.6mm ixigo.com and/or third parties. Aug Belur Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/belur page 2

made of marble. Another quiet but popular Belur, , 711202, The older shrine, consecrated in 1899, spot is on the banks of the river, where stands behind the new one, to the northeast people sit in front of the samadhi pitha, the Built in 1899, the premises of of the premises. Access is now denied and holy site where seven disciples of Sri Belur Math includes the main monastery, one can only view the room through barred were consigned to flames. temples and the worldwide headquarters of windows. It is replete with the memories of the Ma Sarada , the spiritual consort of Sri The and Mission. The new Ramakrishna, who spent hours singing Ramakrishna Museum contains mementos, Sri Ramakrishna Temple looks very devotional songs here, and of Swami belongings of Sri Ramakrishna, Ma Sarada impressive as one enters from the main Vivekananda and other disciples who prayed Devi and , and gateway of Belur Math. Built in 1938, and meditated in this simple place till the photographs which are creatively exhibited according to Sri Ramakrishna’s principles of new temple was consecrated. Adjacent to in the two floors of the museum. universality of religions, the structure the older shrine is the mango tree under incorporates the architectural motifs of a whose shade Swami Vivekananda would 2 Shive Temple , a Buddhist chaitya, a meet devotees. Christian and an Islamic . Jagadishpur,Hatpara, Road, The windows and balconies are Islamic Towards the right is Swamiji’s two-storeyed while the temple facade is Hindu.  house, renovated when the grounds were 3 Maa Temple purchased in 1898, now the venue of a A serene, white marble statue of Sri display of his simple worldly possessions. As Ramakrishna, sitting under an electric blue visitors walk south along the banks of the cloth canopy, with hands folded in prayer, is Hooghly, overlooking the bathing ghats is Where To the focal point in the temple. Flowers the simple decorate the sanctum. The aarti at sunset temple of the Holy Mother, Ma Eat attracts large numbers of the faithful (1853-1920). Young and old women sit 1 Places devotees. Atop the entrance to the temple is quietly in prayer, some chanting the Gayatri http://www.ixigo.com/foods-in-of-belur-lp-1120023 the emblem of the Ramakrishna Math and Mantra. Mission, designed by Swami Vivekananda 1 Lakhi Das Dhaba himself. The wavy waters ( or work), Architecturally more impressive is the the full-bloomed lotus ( or devotion), temple dedicated to the memory of Swami the rising sun (jnana or knowledge), and the Vivekananda. It was built in 1924, on the swan ( or supreme self) spot where his mortal remains were encircled by a serpent ( or path of consigned to the flames. Two flights of stairs meditation) signify that there are various go up in a gentle curve on either side of the ways to attain God and that each seeker structure to the upper floor where the may follow one in accordance with his symbol ‘’ is placed on a lotus temperament. Belur Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/belur page 3

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See A: Belur Math B: Shive Temple C: Maa Kali Temple Food D: Lakhi Das Dhaba