A CHRONOLOGY OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA’S LIFE

1775 Birth of Khudiram.
1791 Birth of Chandra Devi.
1805 Birth of Ramkumar.
1814 Khudiram settles at Kāmārpukur.
1826 Birth of Rameswar.
1835 Khudiram’s pilgrimage to Gayā.
1836 Birth of Sri Ramakrishna, February 18, about 5:15 A.M.
1843 Death of Khudiram.
1845 Sri Ramakrishna’s sacred thread ceremony.
1850 Ramkumar opens his school in Calcutta.
1852 Sri Ramakrishna comes to Calcutta.
1853 Birth of the Holy Mother, December 22.
1855 Dakshineswar Kāli temple founded. Hriday at Dakshineswar. Sri Ramakrishna appointed priest of the Vishnu temple and then of the Kāli temple.
1856 Death of Ramkumar. Realization of God and first God-intoxicated state of Sri Ramakrishna.
1857 Sri Ramakrishna’s treatment under Gangaprasad.
1858 Haladhari as priest at Dakshineswar. Sri Ramakrishna goes to Kāmārpukur.
1859 Sri Ramakrishna’s marriage.
1860 Return to Dakshineswar. Mathur’s vision.
1861 Death of Rāni Rasmani. Meeting with the Brāhmani. Tantra practice under the Brāhmani. Second divine madness.
1863 Completion of Tantra practice. Meeting with Pundit Padmalochan. Chandra Devi comes to live at Dakshineswar.
1864 Sri Ramakrishna’s practice of the vātsalya bhāva under Jatadhari. Practice of the madhur bhāva. Initiation into sannyās by Totapuri.
1865 Akshay replaces Haladhari. Totapuri leaves Dakshineswar.
1866 Sri Ramakrishna in the Advaita plane for six months. Illness. Practice of Mohammedanism.
1867 Sri Ramakrishna at Kāmārpukur. Brāhmani takes leave.
1868 Pilgrimage. Meeting with Gangāmā.
1870 Tour with Mathur. Sri Ramakrishna at the Colootola Harisabhā. Visit to Kālnā and Navadvip.
1871 Death of Mathur.
1872 The Holy Mother’s first visit to Dakshineswar. The Shoraśi Pujā.
1873 Death of Rameswar.
1874 The Holy Mother again at Dakshineswar. 1028 A Chronology of Sri Ramakrishna’s Life
1875 Sri Ramakrishna’s first visit to Keshab Chandra Sen.
1876 Death of Chandra Devi.
1877 Intimacy with Keshab. The Holy Mother’s third visit to Dakshineswar.
1878 Intimacy with Keshab. The Holy Mother’s third visit to Dakshineswar.
1879 Coming of disciples begins.
1880 Last visit to Kāmārpukur.
1881 Dismissal of Hriday. Meeting with Rakhal and Narendranath.
1882 Visit to Pundit Vidyāsāgar. The Holy Mother again at Dakshineswar.
1884 Death of Keshab. Meeting with Pundit Shashadhar. Gopāl Mā. The Holy Mother comes to live at Dakshineswar for the last time.
1885 Last visit to Pānihāti. Illness and removal to Śyāmpukur. Association with Dr. Sarkar. Removal to Cossipore.
1886 Treatment at Cossipore. Organization of disciples. Mahāsamādhi, August 16, at two minutes past 1 A.M.