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‘Exhibition on wheels’ to spread the message of Lord Chaitanya
Vrindavan, 2016. 02. 10 (V.T): An exhibition on wheels will travel to various places where Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu stopped en route to Vrindavan 500 years ago. It will also travel to some other...
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Vasanta Ashtayam Seva: Part 8, Rajbhog Khel
Contributed by Krishnaa Kinkari Devi “In the middle of the day Sri Thakurji enjoys His lunch, but the play goes on! Rajbhog padas can express multiple moods according to the season. Now, of course,...
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Śrī Śrī Vraja-Vilāsa-Stava (Part 3): Glories to Mathura Dham!
vaikuṇṭhād api sodarātmaja-vṛtā dvāravatī sā priyā yatra śrī-śata-nindi-paṭṭa-mahiṣī-vṛndaiḥ prabhuḥ khelati | prema-kṣetram asau tato’pi mathurā śreṣṭhā harer janmato yatra śrī-vraja eva rājatitarāṁ...
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Sant Sammelan at Priyakanta ju inauguration
Vrindavan, 2016.02.12 (VT): On arriving in Vrindavan a couple of days ago, my tuktuk driver was all excited about the new Priyakantaju temple that Devkinandan Thakur was inaugurating on the Chattikara...
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Vasanta Panchami at Golok Dham
Today is Vasanta panchami. Spring is in the air and will be until Holi. There seems to be a general feeling of good cheer as the weather reaches its most comfortable of the year, neither too hot nor...
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Śrī Śrī Vraja-Vilāsa-Stava: A hymn to the Vraja-pastimes: Sri Ananta das...
Original text by Ananta Das Babaji Maharaj and translation by Advaita Das. yatra krīḍati mādhavaḥ priyatamaiḥ snigdhaḥ sakhīnāṁ kulai- rnityaṁ gāḍha-rasena rāma-sahito’py adyāpi go-cāraṇaiḥ | yasyāpy...
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Devotees get a rare glimpse of the chandeliers of Shah ji Mandir
Vrindavan, 2016.02. 13 (VT): When the Vrindavan temples celebrated the spring festival of Vasant Panchami to mark the beginning of Holi, the festival of colors, Shahji Mandir attracts a huge number of...
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Chaitanya’s 5th centennial of Vraja arrival celebrated in Nand Gaon
launching of the eventNagar SankirtanNandgaon,2016.02.14 (VT): The celebration of Chaitanya’s 5th centennial advent in Vraja doesn’t come to an end as His followers are in no mood to allow Mahaprabhu...
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Centre’s shelter home to house over 1,000 Vrindavan widows
Vrindavan, 2015.02.15 (PTI, Deccan Herald): The Women and Child Development Ministry is building a shelter home for Vrindavan widows which can accommodate up to 1,000 occupants. The project —...
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About those shelters…
Vrindavan, 2016.02.16 (VT): When I saw these slick bus-stop-type covered benches going up on the Parikrama Marg and elsewhere in the town, I thought to myself, this is not a good idea. I suppose that...
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Advaita Saptami celebrated at Radha Raman Bagh
Vrindavan, 2016.02.15 (VT): I was hanging my clothes on the roof of Jiva Institute when I heard the unmistakable sounds of a Nitai-Gaura Radhe-Shyam festival kirtan. Being in a bit of a distracted...
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Estimated 32.5 million pilgrim visitors to Braj in 2015
Vrindavan, 2016.02.17 (VT): A few days ago, Amar Ujala reported that a record number of pilgrims had visited Mathura district during 2015. Representatives of the Mathura Chamber of Commerce and...
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About those highway signs…
Vrindavan, 2016.02.17 (VT): As with the bus-stop shelters without buses we had our reservations when we saw the MVDA’s imposing highway signs placed on the Parikrama Marg (VIP Road in MVDA parlance)....
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Shesh Nag deity stolen from Akshay Patra
Vrindavan, 2016.02.17 (Anuj Jaswal, TNN) In a sensational robbery, an idol of Shesh Nag, made of ashtdhatu (a combination of eight metals), which was installed by President Dr Pranab Mukherjee at the...
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Taj Literature Festival special session on Braj Bhasha
Vrindavan, 2016.02.22 (VT) For the first time, the Taj Literature Festival held a special session in Vrindavan to discuss the Braj language and literature. The convocation was held at the Vivekananda...
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The state of Govinda Kund
Vrindavan, 2016.02.16 (VT): The other day I had to visit Rajani Baba’s ashram near Govinda Kund, which amazingly enough I had never visited before. I was a bit dismayed to see that despite the nicely...
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ASI starts Ram Taal excavations
Vrindavan, 2016.02.24 (TNN): The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has begun excavation work at the 2,000-year-old Kushan-era pond, which was discovered by an NGO a few years back, in Vrindavan. The...
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Activist again petitioning NGT on Yamuna dumping
Vrindavan, 2016.02.24 (VT): Despite the National Green Tribunal (NGT) giving strict orders not to dump on the Yamuna flood plain, this activity is still going on. Furthermore, illegal constructions...
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Prahlad Maharaj’s village getting new temple
Falen (Kosikalan), 2016.02.24 (VT): In the village of Falen, which is dedicated to Bhakta Prahlad, a new temple for the deities is finally coming near completion as a result of efforts by the entire...
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Vrindavan comes one step closer to become a model city
District administration officialsMathura, February, 25th 2016: The developmental projects to be undertaken in the model city program were outlined in a meeting on Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by...
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