Ramkrishna Mission temple, Dhaka, Hindu temple in Motijheel, Bangladesh.
The Ramakrishna Mission Temple stands on R. K. Mission Road in the Motijheel area of Dhaka. Its hexagonal shrine room is arranged so that devotees can see the shrine from every side except the back. The main dome is surrounded by six small domes whose pinnacles carry the symbols of six religions. The temple seats about 600 people and has five entrances.
The temple was founded in 1916 as part of a religious movement that sought to unite spiritual learning with practical service to communities. This combination of faith and social work remains central to how the place functions.
The six small domes around the main dome carry the symbols of six religions on their pinnacles, expressing Sri Ramakrishna's teaching "as many faiths so many paths." The shrine room's hexagonal plan lets devotees see the shrine from every side except the back. The mission also runs the free Sri Ramakrishna school, founded on 8 November 1914 and upgraded to a high school in 2008.
The temple stands on R. K. Mission Road in the Motijheel area, near the Buriganga in old Dhaka. The shrine room seats about 600 people and has five entrances, with the hexagonal hall arranged so devotees can see the shrine from every side except the back. The grounds also hold a school, a students' hostel, a library and a charitable dispensary.
A medical service center operates on the grounds, a legacy that goes back to the temple's early years and shows how healing and prayer are linked here. This reflects the core belief that caring for the body matters as much as caring for the spirit.
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