Belur Math, the Head Quaters of the Ramakrishna Mission, is a sought-after destination for tourists who descend on Kolkata.The Math has a sprawling 40-acre campus and has inside it the temples of Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda and Sarda Devi.The architectures of the temples are really brilliant.The environs of the Math is serene and spiritualism is the hallmark of the place.The... More

Belur Math is modern and has a history set in the early twentieth century. when Bengal was producing scores of stalwarts in every field including spirituality.. Unfortunately it gets too crowded on most days which mars the tranquility of the place. More

It is a very beautiful place . very very calm and quite & very well maintained . very disciplined & properly handled. had a great experience at the sandhya pooja which is conducted at sun set around 6.20.pm all should attend and must visit belur math More

It is on the other side of the river Ganges(here Called Hoogly)Famous for its serene and peaceful ambiance along the banks of the river.The evening prayer after sunset is beautiful. More

As opposed to the temple dedicated to Kali across the river, Belur Math, as an embodiment of peace and calm. Although it has sprung from the same source of Hinduism but this avatar is certainly more agreeable to non-Hindus. Great fun if you can find a monk or two and learn more about the mission from them. Or else there's... More

Belur math is the best place to visit specially when you are in stress or in tension in your life. Just spent one hour in the Belur Math Temple and I am sure you will be stress/tension free. More

Loved that it was close and in the middle of kolkata, easy to get to. More

Belur Math is a sight to see, but easily forgotten when you can't even take an outdoor picture. Fear of terrorism means there's soldiers all around preventing tourists from taking pictures. The area is very beautiful and extremely well maintained, it looks like new. If there is a ceremony going on inside it's quite hard to see the insides properly,... More

Nice place - clean, well-maintained, spacious - the river is also cleaner than other places around! Do try and see the sandhya aarti - it is very crowded but worth it - plus, also try and have the bhog - delicious, to put it in one word - you'll have to stand in a queue for ages and ages and... More