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Niranjananda
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of his will. A day was fixed in the third week of January. Early in the morning of that day the young men bathed in the Ganga and then assembled in the shrine-room of the Math, where the Master's photograph and relics were being regularly wor¬shipped. Shashi did the worship of the Master as usual, and then the Viraja homa was performed. Narendra asked Kali to chant the Mantras prescribed for the occasion. The brothers offered the oblations one by one to the fire as the Mantras were chanted. At first Narendranath, and then Rakhal, Niranjan, Sharat, Shashi, Sarada and others repeated the Mantras and offered the oblations. Afterwards Kali did the same. Shri Rama¬krishna had already given them ochre cloths at Cossipore, making them monks: this ceremony was the ritual and tradi¬tional confirmation of that. It is probable that it was on this occasion that Baburam also went through the ceremony. Afterwards Narendranath gave to Rakhal, Baburam, Shashi, Sharat, Niranjan, Kali and Sarada the names Swamis Brahmananda, Premananda, Ramakrishnananda, Saradananda, Niranjanananda, Abhedananda, and Trigunatitananda (or Trigunatita).
6 May 1897
CE
Swamiji departed Calcutta for Almora. Shivanandaji, Miss Muller, Goodwin were already there by this time. Yogen mj, Shivanandaji, Niranjan mj, Latu mj. Travelled with him during various stages (LSV 2. 256)
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