Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Kankhal
Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Kankhal (RKMS) is in its present form is a 210-bed multi-specialty charitable hospital in Kankhal, Haridwar in Uttarakhand. It is a branch of Ramakrishna Mission, and was established in 1901 by Swami Kalyanananda, one of the direct monastic disciples of Swami Vivekananda. The hospital serves the treatment needs of poor patients in and around Uttarakhand. Since its inception it has treated more than 10 million patients. From a modest beginning in a rented two room dilapidated building it has grown to be a multi-specialty hospital for treatment of impoverished and needy people, under the supervision of the monks of Ramakrishna Order. The hospital is located in an 18 acres campus, and houses Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Intensive Care Units, Pathological laboratory, Blood bank, Operation Theaters etc. in addition to dairy and agricultural land whose products are used for the consumption of poor in patients.
RKM Sevashram Kankhal Old Building
Direct Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna in Kankhal Sevashrama. Swami Brahmananda and Swami Turiyananda (both sitting), Swami Shivananda (standing)
A Panoramic View of the Sevashrama
Kankhal is a small colony in Haridwar in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand state in India.
Front facade of Naya Udasin Akhara, Kankhal, with elaborate frescoes.
The gateway and facade of the chowk at Kankhal, 1814
Daksheswara Mahadev Temple, Kankhal
An aerial view of the Ramakrishna Mission Sevasrama, Kankhal