TARAKNATH

swami abhedanandaji, one of ramakrishna's disciples, in his autobiography "amar jibankatha' mentions at least 2 incidents of Sri ramakrishna visiting to see masonic symbols at Beadon Square, Kolkata. on one occasion, he went to hear the songs of a popular devotional singer Nilkantha Mukhopadhyay, whom he liked very much at haatkhola Kolkata, after the session was over he came to Beadon square to see the masonic symbols. the other occasion, which u mentioned, has also been documented in Ramakrishna Punthi. Ramakrishna was then suffering from his throat problems (1885), his terminal illness. he went to see a doctor near Beadon Sq. during this time he again went to see the masonic symbols, [after vising the doctor according to Punthi but as par Sw. Abhedananda, before visiting the doctor. the date might well be 23/9/1885. this incident may have taken a toll on his health. on these 2occasions sw. Abhedananda accompanied him. there may be other occasions too when he might have visited the masonic symbols, for he made many trips to the locality to visit, devotees, admirers or shrines. his admirer Keshub Chunder Sen and his chief disciple Narendranath ( Swami Vivekananda) were masons.