Sri Ramakrishna Ashram Building Fund

Swami Sri R. Govindasamy had in 1993 embarked on a special project of building of temple for Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna. He had been looking for a special site where devotees from all over the country could congregate. With that in mind, he ordered a statue of Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna to be sculptured at Varanasi. The statue is made of one piece solid white marble. It took the sculptors in Varanasi almost 3 years to complete it. The sculpturing of the statue was personally supervised by Swamiji who stayed in Varanasi for a week and the mould was prepared under his watchful eyes. He returned a year later and again made corrections and adjustments. The weight of the solid white marble statue was 3 tons while the lotus flower which was in black weighed 2 tons. This statue is the tallest and biggest in the world in terms of height and weight.

7 Feet Tall Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna at Melaka Ashram

The statue was brought to Malaysia on 16 August 2002 at 6pm by sea from Varanasi, coincidentally 16/8 was the date Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna achieved Mahasamadhi. It was brought by road to Calcutta and was shipped to Port Kelang. From there it was temporarily housed at the Sri Dhasthayathapany temple in Batang Berjuntai. Finally, in 2006 Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna was brought to the Sri Ramakrishna Ashram in Melaka and it is now permanently placed in the Ashram.

To fulfill Swami Sri R. Govindasamy wishes, the Management Committee of the Ashram has decided to build a shrine within the present building in Melaka. The committee has proposed to add on to the present bungalow a two storey structure where on the ground floor will be the prayer hall and shrine of Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna. Special spaces besides Bhagwan will be reserved for Holy Mother Saradha Devi and Swami Vivekananda. On the first floor, rooms for guests (men and woman), dorms for more children and additional facilities such as bathrooms and toilets will also be built. The estimated cost of this new additional block is in the region of RM500, 000.00.

Artist Impression of the New Building of Sri Ramakrishna Ashram

lWe are now appealing to devotees of Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna and all other generous benefactors to help us make this building a reality. Support generously by donations to the Sri Ramakrishna Ashram Building Fund. You can bank in the money directly into this account.

Publick Bank (Melaka)
Account No:3082304534

Post your bank draft or cheques to:

The President
Sri Ramakrishna Ashram
No. 451, Jalan Tengkara,
Melaka.

Sri Saradha Devi Ashram Building Fund

The Persatuan Kebajikan Sri Saradha Devi Illam which was established in 1197, now operates its activities from 2 bungalows at 162 and 163 Jalan 3/2, Taman Hijau Rawang. These bungalows are rented. Each rental is RM900.00.

The Management of Sri Saradha Devi Illam is proposing to purchase both the bungalows. However, only one of the owner i.e. No 162, Jalan 3/2 Taman Hijau, Rawang has agreed to sell and has quoted and finalized the price at RM350,000.00 As such, we are now appealing to our benefactors and well wishers to help in raising the funds to purchase the building. Please contribute directly to

RHB (Rawang)
Account No: 1-12134-0013935-2

However, if you wish to send a bank draft or cheque, address it to Persatuan Kebajikan Sri Saradha Devi Illam and post it to:

The President
Persatuan Kebajikan Sri Saradha Devi Illam
No 162, Jalan 3/2 Taman Hijau,
Rawang.

Fund Raising Projects

As part of the fund rasing projects, the Sri Ramakrishna Ashram has an office that offers the following items:

• Cassettes on songs sang by Swamiji Sri R. Govindasamy (RM5.00)
• CDs on the lifes of Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Saradha Devi and Swami Vivekananda (RM5 per cassette)
• CD called Bakti Paamalai which are bhajan songs on Ganesha, Murugan, Bhagwan and Ambal Kamachi (RM10 per CD)
• A small 2 feet statue of Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna (min donation of RM151)
• A small 2 feet statue of Holy Mother Saradha Devi (min donation of RM151)
• Photos of Swamiji Sri R. Govindasamy, Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Saradha Devi, Swami Vivekananda and Ambal Kamachi
• Lockets of Swamiji Sri R. Govindasamy, Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Saradha Devi and Swami Vivekananda

These items are not intended for sale, however devotees can make a reasonable donation and obtain the same as indicated.

The 2 Feet Statue of Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna