When the Himalayas Heard the Call: Swami Vivekananda’s Sacred Journey Through Guwahati and Shillong

About Swami Vivekananda, few know that the sacred soil of Northeast Bharat, particularly Guwahati and Shillong, also had the fortune of receiving Swamiji’s divine presence. In Guwahati, Swami Vivekananda visited Kamakhya Dham along with his mother Mata Bhubaneshwari Devi during his 1901 pilgrimage. He stayed for few days at a priest’s home near Kamakhya Mandir,…

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‘To the Fourth of July’: A poem written by Swami Vivekananda 4 years before his Mahasamadhi!

Coincidently, Swamiji wrote a poem ‘To the Fourth of July’ in English on 4 July 1898! Though it was written on the anniversary of the United States’ independence, it is said that the poem reflects a passionate utterance of his powerful longing for freedom Swami Vivekananda attained Mahasamadhi on July 4, 1902, fulfilling the prophecies…

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