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Vrindavan, October 17, 2015: In a unique development to protect the ethos of the temple town of Vrindavan, several leading temples of the town joined hands together to form a federation. The federation will raise the voice of the temples with the government and intervene in the ecological and cultural issues of Vrindavan. The new temple body was named as Shri Vrindavan Devalaya Sangh.
More than two dozen Sevaits and their representatives from different temples of Vrindavan gathered in the Siddha Pitha Imli Tala Mandir to lay the foundation of the Temple Federation. Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami, the sevait of Shri Radha Raman Temple was asked to chair the meeting. His name was proposed by Acharya Krishna Gopalananda Dev Goswami and seconded by Acharya Gopinath Lal Dev Goswami. It was unanimously resolved to include all the temples of Vrindavan in the federation to make it all inclusive and effective.
The sevaits expressed their discontent on degrading spiritual ecological condition of Vrindavan. They said that it was a high time for the temples to join hands to protect the culture of the holy abode of the Divine Couple. “The temples are the biggest stakeholders of Vrindavan and they should be consulted when the developmental projects are formulated,” said Acharya Krishna Gopalananda Dev Goswami of Thakur Radha Shyam Sundar Mandir. Baba Ladli Sharan Das said, “The Vraja raj (holy dust) of Vrindavan must be preserved by preventing further concretization of the Holy Dham of Vrindavan.” “We can’t imagine of Vrindavan, without the trees. Let more trees be planted and the old ones be protected,” added Baba Ladli Sharan representing the Tatiasthan.
Shri Govardhan Sharan Das, representing Shri Ji Mandir advocated for unified action against the Yamuna pollution. “Yamuna is the lifeline of Vrindavan. All the rituals in the temples were conducted with the Yamuna water. But it has become impossible to use the polluted water in the activities of the temples,” said Shri Govardhan Sharan. Shri Kanika Prasad Goswami and Shri Krishna Balaram Goswami from Radha Damodar Temple echoed the voice of Shri Govardhan Sharan Das on the Yamuna Pollution.
Acharya Shri Gopinath Lal Dev Goswami, sevait of Shri Radha Gopinath Temple drew everyone’s attention on the issue of the non – vegetarian food being sold in the town. “The illegal meat shops are the real threat to the sanctity of Vrindavan. We should immediately write to the government about it and take legal actions against those who are selling the non vegetarian food here,” said Shri Goswami.
The representatives from Shri Girindra Bihari Mandir, Shri Meera Bai Mandir, Shri Radha Nayananda Mandir, Imli Tala Siddha Peeth, Radha Gokulananda Mandir, Radha Madan Mohan Mandir etc. participated in the foundation meeting of the Temple Federation.
Shri Tamal Krishna Das from the Siddha Peeth Imli Tala gave vote of thanks.
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