Aryavarta = 'Northern India where the ancient Aryan race had settled.'

BelurMath ='<i>Math</i> means a monastery; the monastery in Belur, a town few miles north of Kolkata\
 (formerly Calcutta); also headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.'

Bengal ='The state in the pre-independent India, which is now divided into West Bengal (India) and the Republic of Bangladesh.'

Cossipore = 'Northwestern suburb of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) where Sri Ramakrishna was moved from Dakshineshwar for\
 treatment of throat&ndash;cancer, and where on Aug 16, 1886 he passed into <i>mahasamadhi</i>.'

Dakshineshwar = 'The temple of Kali, the Divine Mother, in the village of Dakshineshwar, north of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)\
 where Sri Ramakrishna lived most of his adult life.'

ghat = 'A boat&ndash;landing stage, or a bathing&ndash;place on the bank of a river, lake, or a pond.'

Hrishikesh = 'A holy place for Hindus at the foothill of Himalayas on the bank of river Ganges, about 130\
 miles north of Delhi.'

Jabalpur = 'A large, cosmopolitan city in the state of MP (Madhya Pradesh) in central India on the bank of River Narmada. A few\
 hours from the <b>Kanha National Park and Tiger Sanctuary,</b> and the famous 10th Century AD <b>Khajuraho temples.</b> The\
 magnificant Marble Rocks on River Narmada is only 23 KM away from the city.'

Jayrambati = 'The ancestral village of the Holy Mother.'

Kamarpukur = 'The ancestral village of Ramakrishna.'

Kurukshetra = 'A holy place, 30 miles north of Delhi where during a battle between two clans in ancient India the dialog\
 of the <i>Bhagavad-Gita</i> took place.'

math = 'Monastery.'

nahabat = 'Lit. Music Tower&mdash;a small building at the Kali temple gardens of Dakshineshwar; the Holy Mother\
 somehow managed to live in the very small (7ft 9in x 7ft 9in octagonal) ground floor room of this building.'

Panchavati = ' A grove of five sacred trees planted by Ramakrishna in the temple garden of Dakshineshwar for his\
 practice of spiritual discipline.'

Tarakeswar = 'A small town about 30 miles north&ndash;west of Kolkata (formerly, Calcutta), and midway between Dakshineshwar and\
 Kamarpukur. The Siva Temple at Tarakeswar is a holy place for Hindus.'