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Vraja Vilasa: Subhadra, Krishna’s cousin-brother
I offer my loving obeisances unto Subhadra, the son of Upananda, who has a blackish complexion, who has a fine intelligence, who is young and handsome, who is the best of astrologers, who defeats even...
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Seven gems of Vrindavan
Vrindavan 2016.06.04 (VT): Vrindavan, the land of Radha Rani, has ancient past associated with Hindu history. The “City of Temples” has more than 5000 temples to showcase the pastimes of Radha and...
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Ornaments gifted to Thakur Bankey Bihari not being listed
Vrindavan 2016.06.06 (VT): The ornaments of Thakur Bankey Bihari Ji don’t get listed as one ex-member of refused to give one key of the security vault. The member had been at the post of chairman and...
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Devotees throng Kokilavan for Shanidev Jayanti
Vrindavan 2016.06.06 (VT): Hundreds of thousands of devotees thronged the Shanidev temple in Kokilavan on Sunday on the occasion of Shanidev Jayanti. The temple organized a grand phool bangla (flower...
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Sants oppose Ramvriksh Yadav’s cremation in Vrindavan
Mathura, 2016.06.06 (VT): The national papers are full of investigations into the mysterious figure of Ram Vriksh Yadav, who was the leader of the political/religious cult that entered into a pitched...
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8000 trees destroyed in Jawahar Bagh
Mathura, 2016.06.07 (Uday Rana, TOI): For about 27 months, the Swadheen Bharat Subhash Sena (SBSS) had been squatting in Mathura’s Jawahar Bagh till they were cleared out during violent clashes on...
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Vraja Vilasa: Ambika, Krishna’s wet nurse
May Ambikā, Krishna’s wetnurse, who was very anxious out of fear of the demons and who performed many harsh austerities for Krishna’s protection with which she satisfied the universal mother Bhagavatī,...
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Legends of the 252 Pushtimargi saints:: Introduction
I am very happy to be able to start this series, a translation of the Braj Bhasha book, 252 Vaishnavan ki varta, from the Vallabhacharya sampradaya, better known as Pushti Marg or “the path of Grace.”...
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Bhagwat Katha by Radha Krishnaji Maharaj
Vrindavan 2016.06.08 (VT): Vrindavan, the city of Radha Rani, is famous for the past times of Radha and Krishna, for their temples, for the saints and the Bhagwat Katha. Famous speaker Shri Radha...
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Surbhi Gaushala, the poor cowshed rich with cows
Vrindavan 2016.06.09 (VT): Cows have always been an integral part of Vrindavan and most dear to Lord Krishna. The holy city which has witnessed and worshiped cows since the time of Krishna leela, is...
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Sant Sammelan in Bhagwat Katha
Vrindavan 2016.06.09 (VT): Day three of the Bhagwat Katha by Radha Krishna Maharaj turned into a sacred gathering of famous saints of Vrindavan. During the discourse by Maharaj, famous saints Krishna...
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Gov’t sets up two committees to develop religious tourism destinations
New Delhi, 2016.06.10 (ET): Ahead of UP elections, the culture ministry has set up two national committees for the Ramayana and Krishna circuits, bringing in religious leaders, spiritual gurus,...
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Dwarka Shankaracharya criticizes “new” paths of Sanatan Dharma
Vrindavan, 2016.06.09 (VT): The presiding Shankaracharya of the Dwarka Sharada Peeth, Swami Swaroopananda Saraswati, was given all honors by the religious community of Vrindavan on his visit to the...
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Vraja Vilasa :: Ambika’s son Vijaya
I worship Vijaya, the son of Krishna’s wetnurse in Vraja, whose roars cause millions of divine universes to burst, what to speak of the demons, who are more insignificant than insignificant, and who is...
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Prem Mandir now Vrindavan’s number one attraction
Vrindavan, 2016.06.12 (VT): Various websites such as Trip Advisor keep track of the most popular destinations for travelers. In Vrindavan, it is now clear that the top three most popular temples for...
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Legends of the Pushti Marg saints: The Story of Nagaji Bhat (1)
VARTA 1: The Story of Nagaji Bhat (Part I) Bhavaprakasha: Here begins the story of Sri Nagaji Bhat, whom Sri Gusainji called Nagiya’. Sri Gusainji used to call Nagaji Bhat ‘Nagiya.’ This was because,...
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Life in the Jawahar Bagh squatters’ “ashram”
Mathura, 2016.06.11 (Sweta Goswami, The Hindu): Lying on a government hospital bed in Vrindavan with a fractured foot and nursing bruises, Bimla Devi, 38, recalls the time she spent at Jawahar Bagh,...
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BVHA to legally challenge Gov’t Yamuna Ghat Project
Vrindavan, 2016.06.12 (VT): A five member BVHA delegation led by Shri Damodar Shashtri met the new District Magistrate Shri Nikhil Chandra Shukla on Wednesday to submit a memorandum against the Yamuna...
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Vraja Vilasa :: Bhaguri Muni
I worship the lotus feet of Sri Bhaguri, the king of sages, who is the priest in Nanda’s Vraja, who daily places mantras on Sri Krishna’s different limbs and offers him words of blessings, who performs...
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Gaushalas must become self sustainable: Bhuwalka
Vrindavan, 2016.06.13 (VT): The Panchayati Gaushala, one of Vrindavan’s most important gaushalas, is set to bring about revolutionary changes in taking care of its cows, and gearing up to lead Vraja...
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