9 December in Hindu history
9 December 18989 December 1946
Belur Math consecrated
Vivekananda carries the urn of Sri Ramakrishna’s relics on his shoulder to the new monastery on the Ganga at Belur. It is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Order.
Constituent Assembly meets for the first time
The Constituent Assembly meets in the Central Hall of Parliament in New Delhi; Dr Rajendra Prasad is elected its permanent president two days later.