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Along the east side of the Paramahamsa's room runs a verandah. One part of it faces the courtyard, that is, south. On this verandah the Paramahamsa would often sit with devotees and talk of God, or sing kirtan with them. The other half of the east verandah faces north. Here the devotees would come to him and celebrate his birthday and sit with him singing kirtan, and many a time he sat here with them and ate prasad together. On this verandah Sri Keshab Chandra Sen came with his disciples and talked with him at length, and they all sat together merrily eating puffed rice, coconut, luchis and sweets before they left. On this verandah Sri Ramakrishna saw Narendra and went into samadhi.