Ravan temple planned for Mathura. Yesterday, at the Pallipar Shiva temple, on the banks of the Yamuna, devotees held Ravan pooja and plans to build a Ravan temple in Mathura were announced. The Saraswat Brahmin community leaders present expressed their determination to have Ravan respected as a scholar and devotee. Advocate Sanjay Saraswat, said that Lord Ram gave Ravan a respectful funeral and that those who burn Ravan’s effigy are not worthy of calling themselves devotees of Ram. Read more (Hindi)
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Akrura Yatra from Bihariji Temple. Yesterday evening, crowds gathered to watch as the ‘Akrura shobh yatra’ procession made its way around the streets of Vrindavan. Akrura is perhaps most famous for transporting Krishna and Balaram to the wrestling match in Mathura. He is a relative of Sri Krishna and is considered a liberated soul as he had darshan of Krishna as Mahavishnu and Balaram as Shesh Naag. Akrura was from the Yadav clan and people with the surname Varshney are considered to be his descendents. Read more (Hindi)
Police to Scrutinize Ravan Burning Programs. Mathura-Vrindavan police force are preparing their crowd control operations for tonight’s Ravan Burning Programs around the city. Police will concentrate their efforts in the most crowded areas as thousands of locals and visitors will gather to see Ravan effigies being burnt in local parks and temple grounds. Read more (Hindi)
Record number of students dress as Radha-Krishna. With the
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record for most people dressed as Radha-Krishna listed as: Abhaya school, Indore, Vrindavan schools have been presented a new challenge to beat the record. The Golden Book of Records has noted the record and presented the organizers with a certificate. On Wednesday, the entire student body of the Abhaya school came dressed as Radha Krishna with the most enthusiastic participants painting themselves black. Read more (Hindi)
Gaudiya babaji severely beaten. On Thursday night, Nimai Sharan Das of Rajani Baba Ashram, Govindakund, Vrindavan, was clubbed when he went to get milk. A tempo driver and his two sons started hurling insults and beating the Babaji with sticks. Hearing his shouts, devotees and servants from his ashram rushed to Babaji’s assistance, and they were also beaten. The victims filed a report at the police station. Police are currently searching for the whereabouts of the attackers, whose identities are known. Read more (Hindi)
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Chief Cleaning Inspector Appeals for help. KK Singh, Chief Cleaning Inspector, Mathura District, says that the department is short staffed by up to 400 staff. According to Singh, the cleaning department currently has 700 staff, however 1100 are needed. The additional staff are needed because the area covered by Mathura-Vrindavan municipality has increased by a 10km radius. The garbage produced in Mathura-Vrindavan is estimated to be around 175 metric tons. In addition to the need for garbage collection and street cleaning, monuments and parks in the area are also badly neglected. Read more (Hindi)
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