Dates in the life of Swami Vivekananda
1883 to 1890
Year Time Period Events / Notes Place 1884 Jan Father had heart attack 1884 Jan 30B.A. examination results announced; Narendranath passed in the second division.
1884 Feb 19Became a Free Mason joining the Anchor and Hope Lodge, No. 234
1884 Feb 25 Father died 1884 Apr 5 passed a Free Mason test 1884 May 20 Raised to "the sublime degree of Master Mason" 1885 Dec 11 Ramakrishna moved to Cossipore Garden House 1886 early Apr Buddha Gaya with Tarak (future Shivananda) and Kali (future Abhedananda) Buddha Gaya 1886 Aug 16 Sri Ramakrishna passes away Calcutta 1886 Dec 24Informal vow of of Sannyasa
Stayed with Baburam's family and other brother disciples there
Antpore 1887 Early SpringTravelled by train to a relative's house
Travelled by train/cart to a relative's house
Deoghar
Shimultala
1887 / 1888 End of 1887 / Early 1888Reached Varnasi by train and stayed in Pramadadas' house
Went to Ayodhya, Lucknow and Agra by train and lived on Bhiksha
Varnasi
Ayodhya
Lucknow
Agra
Reached Ayodhya by train
Arrived in Vrindaban by train and stayed at Balaram Bose's place
Ayodhya
Vrindaban
1888 Sep Arrived in Hatras by train. Met Sharat Gupta (future Sadananda) often called his first disciple Hatras 1888 OctLived in a hut on Ganges
Stayed with Sharat Gupta
Went to Grandmother's home
Recovering illness
Hrishikesh
Hatras
Calcutta
1889 Feb
Antpore: Reached by walk. Baburam's family
Kamarpukur: Reached by walk. Visited Ramakrishna's birthplace and relatives
Jayrambati: Reached by walk(?). Visited Sarada Devi's birthplace and relatives
Antpore
Kamarpukur
Jayrambati
1889 Jun 26 - July 4 Shimultala: Arrived by train and stayed with a relative Shimultala 1889 End of Dec Arrived by train and stayed with Purna Babu in DeogharDeoghar
1889 -1890 Dec -Jan , December: Reached Allahabad by train and stayed with Govinda
January: Stayed with Chandra Basu Allahabad 1890 Jan 22 - Early Apr In Ghazipur Ghazipur 1890 early Apr - around Apr 20
Stayed with Pramadadas Mitra
Balaram Bose passed away on May 13
Surendra Mitra died on May 25
Varnasi 1890 early Aug In Bhagalpur Bhagalpur 1890 Aug Deoghar: Arrived by train Deoghar 1890 SeptemberVarnasi: Arrived by train. Host: Pramadadas Mitra
Ayodhya: Arrived by train
Nainital: Arrived by train / walk
Almora: Reached by walk. Stayed with Lala B. Shah
Karnaprayag: Reached by walk/coolie. Stayed with Govt. Doctor
Rudraprayag: Reached by walk/coolie
Varnasi
Ayodhya
Nainital
Almora
Karnaprayag
Rudraprayag
1890Early October
Till Oct 10
October
Srinagar: Reached by walk / coolie dandi. Lived in a hut on the Ganges.
Tehri: Reached by walk. Lived on Bhiksha
Ganeshprayag: Lived in a hut on the Ganges. Reached by walk. Lived on Bhiksha.
Srinagar
Tehri
Ganeshprayag
1890 Oct 14 - Nov 5 Dehradun: Reached on horseback Dehradun 1890 Nov 6-mid Nov Hrishikesh: Arrived by train / walk. Lived on Bhiksha. Lived in a hut on the Ganges. Hrishikesh 1890 mid Nov - mid Feb 1891 Meerut: Arrived by train. Meerut
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