A visit to Belur Math would be incomplete without seeking the blessings of the Holy Mother who was the epitome of Divine love and generosity. Sri Sri Matri Mandir or Holy Mother’s Temple is located in Jayambati, a small town of Bankura district of West Bengal about 110 Kilometers from Kolkata. It's a three and half hour journey by bus or car from Kolkata.
The shrine is a must visit place for anyone who wants to take a dip in the river of the Holy Mother's unbound, unconditional and universal love.
The temple structure has been built in the same place where the Holy Mother was born and her father Ramchandra Mukhopadhyaya had his original dwelling-house. The Holy Mother’s marriage also took place in this very house and her parents lived there till she reached the ninth year of her age.
The temple was dedicated to the Holy Mother by Swami Saradananda on thursday, the 19th April 1923 (i.e. on third day of the lunar half of the month of Vaisakh called Akshaya-Tritiya).
The white marble statue of the Holy Mother was installed in the temple on 8th April 1954, and a spacious Prayer Hall was also added as an annexe to this temple.
The sacred relies of the Holy Mother have been preserved in the Sanctum (Garbha-mandira) and the Holy Mother is daily worshipped with appropriate rites and offerings. The small-sized Shiva-Linga (the stone emblem of God Shiva) which was found at the time of digging the earth for the construction of this temple is also worshiped here.
The metallic flag embossed with the sacred word ‘Ma’ (Mother) adorns the crest of the dome of the temple as if it were calling the seekers to come here to receive the infinite love and grace of the Holy Mother.
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