Swami Vivekananda, after the triumphant tour of the west returned to India in the last week of January 1897. At Chennai, Swami Vivekananda sanctified the present Vivekananda House by his stay from 6th to 14th February 1897. Those 9 days are now celebrated as “Vivekananda Navaratri”. To commemorate these holy days of Swami Vivekananda’s stay, from 6th February to 14th February, several cultural and religious programs are conducted at Vivekananda House each year.