The illustrious saint Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa was born on February 18, 1836 at Kamarpukur village of Bengal. His father Pandit Kshudiram Chatterjee was a Karmakandi Brahmin. His mother, Chandramani was a devout, religious lady. The family worshipped Lord Rama with great devotion. The childhood name of Ramakrishna Paramhansa was Gadadhar.