Early Monkhood
The crumbling house where Naren and the monks lived in poverty.
Baranagore Math
Swamiji met Trailanga Swami in this city who was over 100 years old.
Varanasi
In Alwar, Swamiji asked a man to spit on a photo of the King's father to teach a lesson about this.
Idol Worship
The coastal city where Swamiji stayed for 9 months to study the holy Vedas.
Porbandar
The famous freedom fighter who hosted Swamiji in Poona and was amazed by his knowledge.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Swamiji’s name as a young boy in Kolkata.
Narendranath (Naren)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
The station master in Hathras who became Swamiji’s first disciple.
Sharat Chandra Gupta
This Raja of Khetri became Swamiji’s loyal friend and helped him travel to the West.
Maharaja Ajit Singh
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
This Prince of Limbdi was the first person to suggest Swamiji go to the West.
Thakore Saheb (Jaswant Singh)
The city where Swamiji stayed with the Haripada Mitra family for 9 days.
Belgaum
The teacher who told Naren that serving people is serving God.
Sri Ramakrishna
The "air-eating" saint in Ghazipur who lived in a hole in the ground.
Pavhari Baba
The mountain resort where Swamiji stayed in a cave and first met the Raja of Khetri.
Mount Abu
Swamiji helped his host in Porbandar translate this ancient holy book into English.
The Rig Veda
Swamiji’s host in Belgaum was initially shocked that Swamiji ate this.
Meat
The city where Swamiji sat under the tree where Buddha became enlightened.
Bodh Gaya
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
The holy city of Rama that Swamiji visited early in his travels.
Ayodhya
While in Jaipur, Swamiji mastered a very difficult book on this language subject.
Sanskrit Grammar
Swamiji became close friends with the Diwan (Prime Minister) of this city, its name meaning "Old Fort".
Junagadh
In Belgaum, Swamiji spent much of his time talking to and inspiring this group of people.
The Young students (Youth)
When and where did Swamiji take his monkhood vows and who did he take them with?
Around a fire in Baranagore, Christmas Eve, his fellow brother monks
The place near a mountain stream where Swamiji had a vision of the entire universe.
Kakrighat
This King is the one who officially gave Swamiji the name "Vivekananda."
Maharaja Ajit Singh
Swamiji visited this city to study its famous stone architecture and mosques, being a prominent city in Gujrat.
Ahmedabad
While staying with Tilak in Poona, Swamiji stayed in this specific area of the house to remain quiet and undisturbed.
A small room (or an attic/secluded room)