To help them in their work, several educated people and senior officials from Bengal travelled out to various regions, with some coming and settling in Lucknow.
He had a large following of devoted youths who would gather every evening to discuss the paths laid out by Swamiji to relieve India of misery and pain.
The Islamic culture and history of this ancient Nawabi state had impressed Swamiji to such a great extent that he revisited the place when his followers from Lucknow requested him to spend some time with them.
He wrote a letter to Hussain on 10 June 1898 which reveals Vivekananda's belief that synthesis of all religious ideals is the exact essence of India.
In the following General Body Meeting records (1928- 1930), the number of patients at the Outdoor clinic increased by a hundred (17728), along with this for the first time an Emergency Department was opened, and an indoor facility was set up with only two beds.
The generous attitude of the monks here attracted hundreds of patients from all over the city, and in no time it popularly came to be known as' Swami-ji- ka dawakhana'; (The Swamiji's Hospital).
With the Sevashram having no outward symbol, people from a different community were planning to build their worship centre in the park right opposite the monastery.
Besides violating the municipality rule, this would also mean a source of disturbance to the usual serene and quiet atmosphere that is imperative for the Ramakrishna Math.
It was a difficult task to convince these enthusiasts that a temple dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna, Sarada Ma and Vivekananda was present inside the premises that they believed was only a medical centre.
After the land was handed over by Chandrabhanu Gupta, construction work of the Vivekananda Polyclinic and the Ashrama gradually gained momentum.
On 5 January 1967, the Sevashram finally shifted here under Swami Sridharananda (Salil Mahraj) who was heading the institute in Lucknow at that time.
In June 1970, the President of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, Belur, Swami Vireshwarananda formally inaugurated the Polyclinic.
The figures from mythology such as the Shankha (conch shell), Chakra (disc), Padma (lotus), Trishul (Trident), Damaru (drum), Vajra (Thunderbolt) and Hansas (swans) have all been painted with red cement.
The temple stands out as a unique combination of various styles of architecture that includes those imbibed by the Chandellas, Chalukyas and Pallavas of Southern India besides the Mughals and the Jains.
Both sides of this gateway are adorned by the figures of Gaja, (the elephant), Nandi (the bull), Shardul (the lion) and Garuda, the carriers of Lakshmi, Shiva, Shakti and Vishnu respectively.
At the gate of the Natmandir two intricately carved wooden dwarpalas (doorkeepers) - Jaya and Vijaya, of about three feet height appear guarding the temple.
A similar form is seen on the Gate of Garbha Mandira below which is the Dashavatara (ten incarnations of Vishnu) carved on a wooden panel.
The canopy on the top is fixed on a wooden frame on which a Hansh (swan), lotus, and a damru (a tiny drum) and a trishul (trident) have been carved out.
The floor of the congregation hall is done up decoratively with geometric patterns created out of contrasting colours of white marble and brown Kumri range stone.
Lotus made out of large copper plates have been placed artistically on the floor, which once again adds to the religious mood of the temple.
In the centre of the ceiling is a beautifully carved wooden, circular panel from which hangs a big chandelier with 256 lights have been arranged in three different tiers.
The Durga Mandap is thus an extended part of the main building with its door facing outside for the benefit of all devotees who throng to watch the ceremonial Puja held every year.
The size of Natmandir is of 5,100 square feet with its dome shaped like an inverted lotus, the petals of which are curled out, an idea imported from the Buddhist Pagodas of the Far East.
This 51 feet high dome, circular in shape, with sixteen petals weighs 250 tons and rests on four pillars.