Swami Satyananda Dev established the Sri Sri Ramakrishna Ashram late in the year 1939. The Ashrams were initially built aroung Birbhum, WB and Santal Parganas of Jharkhand. The Ashram activities included all welfare measures that were required to enhance the overall social, cultural and moral upliftment of the fellow citizens. After a number of branches got established in and aroung Birbhum, the Head Quarters was shifted to Barahanagar Branch.
Thakur Swami Satyananda also built "Mani Mandir" or Glass temple at Baranagar which is considered to be an unique temple of Ramakrishna Ashram conceptualized & built by Thakur Satyananda Dev.
