1883 to 1890
| Year | Time Period | Events / Notes | Place |
| 1884 | Jan | Father had heart attack | |
| 1884 | Jan 30 | B.A. examination results announced; Narendranath passed in the second division. |
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| 1884 | Feb 19 | Became a Free Mason joining the Anchor and Hope Lodge, No. 234 |
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| 1884 | Feb 25 | Father died | |
| 1884 | Apr 5 | passed a Free Mason test | |
| 1884 | May 20 | Raised to "the sublime degree of Master Mason" | |
| 1885 | Dec 11 | Ramakrishna moved to Cossipore Garden House | |
| 1886 | early Apr | Buddha Gaya with Tarak (future Shivananda) and Kali (future Abhedananda) | Buddha Gaya |
| 1886 | Aug 16 | Sri Ramakrishna passes away | Calcutta |
| 1886 | Dec 24 | Informal vow of of Sannyasa Stayed with Baburam's family and other brother disciples there |
Antpore |
| 1887 | Early Spring | Travelled by train to a relative's house Travelled by train/cart to a relative's house |
Deoghar Shimultala |
| 1887 / 1888 | End of 1887 / Early 1888 | Reached Varnasi by train and stayed in Pramadadas' house Went to Ayodhya, Lucknow and Agra by train and lived on Bhiksha |
Varnasi |
| 1888 | Aug | Reached Ayodhya by train Arrived in Vrindaban by train and stayed at Balaram Bose's place |
Ayodhya Vrindaban |
| 1888 | Sep | Arrived in Hatras by train. Met Sharat Gupta (future Sadananda) often called his first disciple | Hatras |
| 1888 | Oct | Lived in a hut on Ganges Stayed with Sharat Gupta Went to Grandmother's home Recovering illness |
Hrishikesh Hatras Calcutta
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| 1889 | Feb | Antpore: Reached by walk. Baburam's family Kamarpukur: Reached by walk. Visited Ramakrishna's birthplace and relatives Jayrambati: Reached by walk(?). Visited Sarada Devi's birthplace and relatives |
Antpore Kamarpukur
Jayrambati |
| 1889 | Jun 26 - July 4 | Shimultala: Arrived by train and stayed with a relative | Shimultala |
| 1889 | End of Dec | Arrived by train and stayed with Purna Babu in Deoghar | Deoghar |
| 1889 -1890 | Dec - Jan , |
December: Reached Allahabad by train and stayed with Govinda January: Stayed with Chandra Basu |
Allahabad |
| 1890 | Jan 22 - Early Apr | In Ghazipur | Ghazipur |
| 1890 | early Apr - around Apr 20 | Stayed with Pramadadas Mitra Balaram Bose passed away on May 13 Surendra Mitra died on May 25 |
Varnasi |
| 1890 | early Aug | In Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur |
| 1890 | Aug | Deoghar: Arrived by train | Deoghar |
| 1890 | September | Varnasi: Arrived by train. Host: Pramadadas Mitra Ayodhya: Arrived by train Nainital: Arrived by train / walk Almora: Reached by walk. Stayed with Lala B. Shah Karnaprayag: Reached by walk/coolie. Stayed with Govt. Doctor Rudraprayag: Reached by walk/coolie |
Varnasi Ayodhya Nainital
Almora
Karnaprayag Rudraprayag |
| 1890 | Early October Till Oct 10
October
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Srinagar: Reached by walk / coolie dandi. Lived in a hut on the Ganges. Tehri: Reached by walk. Lived on Bhiksha Ganeshprayag: Lived in a hut on the Ganges. Reached by walk. Lived on Bhiksha. |
Srinagar Tehri
Ganeshprayag
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| 1890 | Oct 14 - Nov 5 | Dehradun: Reached on horseback | Dehradun |
| 1890 | Nov 6-mid Nov | Hrishikesh: Arrived by train / walk. Lived on Bhiksha. Lived in a hut on the Ganges. | Hrishikesh |
| 1890 | mid Nov - mid Feb 1891 | Meerut: Arrived by train. | Meerut |
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