After passing away of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, his disciple and Great Vedantic Monk Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission at Belur Math, Howrah in the year 1897 along with other disciples of his Master. An Organisation having the history of more than a century is working on the principles of Swami Vivekananda "Serve Man Serve God". The main working areas of the Missions are educational, medical, cultural and spiritual. This includes relief to drought victims, relief to earthquake victims and relief to flood victims.
Some initiated devotees of Ramakrishna Math used to pray and read Shri Ramakrishna Vachanamrut on every Sunday in Kanya Shala – a school in Satara. Shri. Lambodar Kashikar, Shri. A. G. Karandikar, Dr. Shri. V. H. Tilak was amongst them.
In the year 1967 there was a large earthquake happened in Koyana which is near to Satara. Ramakrishna Math and Mission Mumbai built a village “Ramakrishna Nagar” near Kashil as a part of relief work done by the Math and Mission. While opening ceremony of the village the 9th President of Ramakrishna Math and Mission, Belur (Kolkata) Shirmat Swami Vireshwaranandaji Maharaj visited and blessed devotees of Seva Mandal and inspired them to start a center.
Talwalkar Family who were the owners of Shri Hanuman Mandir at 93, Yadogopal Peth, Near Samartha Mandir Chowk, Satara given the Mandir area on rent where Shri Ramakrishna Seva Mandal gets the establishment in 1967. Afterwards they have given Seva Mandal rights as the occupier of Land and Mandir area.
Since then the Seva Mandal has been working uninterruptedly in spiritual and social activities with the thoughts of Bhagavan Shri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda in Satara and the surrounding area. The work started at the temple of Shri Hanuman and now today expanded in 13,000 sq feet land. First President of Seva Mandal Shrimant Chhatrapati Sumitraraje Bhosale, First Secretary Shri. A.G. Karandikar, Dr. Shri. V.H.Tilak, Adv. Shri. Abhyanakar, Shrimati Sushilatai Rode, Shri. Suresh Rode, Shri. Shrikirshna Agate, Shri. Ramanbhai Shah took tireless efforts to raise this organization under the guidance of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. Initially it was the guidance of Ramakrishna Math Nagpur, Ramakrishna Math and Mission Mumbai which helped Seva Mandal to develop. From the year 1985 Ramakrishna Math Pune and Swami Bhaumanandaji Maharaj gave the all important guidance. The then Vice President of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Srimat Swami Gahananandaji Maharaj, Srimat Swami Smarananandaji Maharaj, Srimat Swami Vagishanandaji Maharaj, Srimat Swami Gautamanandaji Maharaj, the then President of Sarada Math Pravrajika Mokshaprana Mataji and many senior monks visited the Seva Mandal and blessed the devotees over the years.
