Sri Ramakrishna’s parents were very poor but very religious and devoted to Lord Rama. They too prayed for a son for a long time and, when the father visited Gaya, the Lord named Gadadhar at that location, told Him that He would be born as their son. Soon Sri Ramakrishna was born. He grew to become living proof of the existence of God as also the living proof of the equality of all religions and devotional paths.