Anjani Kund’s mysteries revealed. Saturday, Chameli Van, Hodal: Braj Foundation officials and special guests laid the foundation stone for the renovation of Anjani kund. The renovation of kunds leads to the uncovering of their glories, and Anjani kund’s spiritual potency connects several of Thakurji’s lilas. According to local legend, Krishna once jumped into the kund while being pursued by the Gopis. He emerged out of the Kund in the form of Hanuman, giving Yashoda Mother the great joy of having Hanuman darshan. Since that time, the pond has been named Anjani kund, as Krishna’s mother became like Hanuman’s mother. Its ability to inspire pilgrims had been covered over by the neglect of its physical form, but, that situation is about to change. Braj Foundation is resuming the renovation work that the organization began several years ago, when they removed the silt from the kund. Addressing the Brajwasis, the head of The Braj Foundation Shri Vineet Narayan said that the first phase of the project will be “beautification of the Ghats and Parikrama marg”. Read more (Hindi)
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Elephant Festival in Mathura. The ‘Haathi Vadh Mahotsav Samhiti’ is organizing a festival in Mathura on 26th October, the anniversary of Krishna-Balaram’s killing of Kamsa as well as the elephant Kuvalayapida. At the time of his last wrestling match, Kamsa deployed the violent elephant, hoping that it would put an end to Krishna. That plan was obviously doomed to fail, but, even after Sri Krishna had killed so many of the demons that Kamsa sent against Him, Kamsa was unable to change his thinking or learn from his mistakes. Sri Krishna killed the elephant with much showmanship and little effort. The festivities on the 26th will include a procession of floats between Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi and Swami Ghat. Read more (Hindi)
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Traders unhappy with BJP. With State elections set to be called on 25th October, there is speculation that the BJP’s popularity will suffer due to the impact that demonetization and GST have had on business. Many are hopeful that the changes will have benefits in the future, however the short term effect has been a downturn in trade, which has greatly upset local business owners. Read more (English)
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Golden Thakurjis for sale. In an effort to end the recession in the gold market, jewellers are creating traditional and modern-designed Thakurjis out of both gold and silver, hoping to attract customers. Dhanteras will be celebrated on 17th October this year. On this day, sales of gold are expected to skyrocket as metal items purchased on this day are believed to increase in value due to the blessings of Laxmi Devi and Kuber. Dhanteras also marks the beginning of the Diwali festivities. Traders say that the recession in the gold trade has been caused by Government restrictions in the amount of gold that individuals can purchase and the requirement that customers must show their PAN card when purchasing gold. Read more (English)
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