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A CHRONOLOGY OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA'S LIFE

• 1775 Birth of Khudiram.
• 1791 Birth of Chandra Devi.
• 1805 Birth of Ramkumar.
• 1814 Khudiram settles at Kamarpukur.
• 1826 Birth of Rameswar.
• 1835 Khudiram's pilgrimage to Gaya.
• 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 Kali temple founded. Hriday at Dakshineswar. Sri Ramakrishna appointed priest of the Vishnu temple and then of the Kali 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 Kamarpukur.
• 1859 Sri Ramakrishna's marriage.
• 1860 Return to Dakshineswar. Mathur's vision.
• 1861 Death of Rani Rasmani. Meeting with the Brahmani. Tantra practice under the Brahmani. 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 vatsalya bhava under Jatadhari. Practice of the madhur bhava. Initiation into sannyas 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 Kamarpukur. Brahmani takes leave.
• 1868 Pilgrimage. Meeting with Gangama.
• 1870 Tour with Mathur. Sri Ramakrishna at the Colootola Harisabha. Visit to Kalna and Navadvip.
• 1871 Death of Mathur.
• 1872 The Holy Mother's first visit to Dakshineswar. The Shorasi Puja.
• 1873 Death of Rameswar.
• 1874 The Holy Mother again at Dakshineswar.
• 1875 Sri Ramakrishna's first visit to Keshab Chandra Sen. Last visit to Kamarpukur.
• 1876 Death of Chandra Devi.
• 1877, 1878   Intimacy with Keshab. The Holy Mother's third visit to Dakshineswar.
• 1879 Coming of disciples begins.
• 1880 Meeting with Rakhal and Narendranath.
• 1881 Dismissal of Hriday.
• 1882 Visit to Pundit Vidyasagar. The Holy Mother again at Dakshineswar.
• 1884 Death of Keshab. Meeting with Pundit Shashadhar. Gopal Ma. The Holy Mother comes to live at Dakshineswar for the last time.
• 1885 Last visit to Panihati. Illness and removal to Syampukur. Association with Dr. Sarkar. Removal to Cossipore.
• 1886 Treatment at Cossipore. Organization of disciples. Mahasamadhi, August 16, at two minutes past 1 A.M.