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Belur Math
Belur Math is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, located on the west bank of the Hooghly River at Belur in Howrah district, West Bengal. Founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897, it is the central monastic institution of the Ramakrishna-Vedanta movement. The campus is noted for its distinctive architecture blending Hindu, Islamic, Rajput and Christian motifs and for its temples dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda.