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Four rules Vaishnavas follow when doing Govardhan Parikrama
Muriya Purnima is not very far off. Though there are many festivals in Braj that attract hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, the Muriya Purnima, popularly known as Muria Puno Mela, is observed on Guru...
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Braj Vrindavan Act Now at the Ujjain Kumbha Mela
Vrindavan, 2016.06.13 (VT): A delegation from Braj Vrindavan Act Now (BVAN) went to the Ujjain Kumbh with the express purpose of reminding the dharma acharyas from around India about the various...
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Legends of the Pushti Marg saints: The Story of Nagaji Bhat (Part I cont’d)
VARTA 1: The Story of Nagaji Bhat (Part 1 cont’d) TEXT: After this Nagaji stayed with Sri Gusainji for three months, thinking to himself that he would wait until the auspicious time for his daughter’s...
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Disappearance day of Naval Das, Mahant of Tatiya Sthan
Yesterday was the disappearance day festival of Tatiya Sthan previous Mahant, Sri Swami Naval Das Ju Maharaj, also known as ‘Sri Mukhiya Ji’. Sri Naval Das ju Maharaj was honored with name ‘Mukhiya...
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National panels on Ramayana, Krishna circuits to meet tomorrow
New Delhi, 2016.06.14 (PTI): The first meeting of the recently-formed national committees on Ramayana and Krishna circuits will be held tomorrow, to deliberate upon various issues related to these...
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Yamuna’s pathetic condition angers devotees on Ganga Dussehra
Vrindavan, Mathura and Agra, 2016.06.14 (IANS, Indian Express): When lakhs of the devout took a dip in the Yamuna at ghats in Vrindavan, Mathura and Agra on Ganga Dussehra on Tuesday, they had a “face...
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30 deaths per week on Yamuna Expressway: Speeding main cause
We have expressed alarm over traffic deaths in Mathura district and especially on the Yamuna Expressway a couple of times over the past year. Now the UP Traffic Dep’t has released figures showing the...
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Vraja Vilasa: Shridama Sakha
I always take shelter of the feet of Hari’s best friend Shridama, who is the greatest object of Krishna’s love, who is the most expert of his friends, who is of blackish complexion, who is very proud...
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Legends of the Pushti Marg saints: The Story of Nagaji Bhat (Part 2)
Nagaji was a landlord in Godhra. The local ruler (Hakim) called Nagaji and told him to go to Rajnagar where he should meet the Emperor and from him purchase an extension on the lease of his land. He...
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UP government planning development of Jawahar Bagh
Mathura, 2016.06.16 (Indian Express): Days after it wrested control of the Jawahar Bagh from the squatters following a violent clash, the state government has decided to turn some of the 270-acre land...
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Vraja Vilasa: Krishna’s priya-narma-sakha Subal
I offer my obeisances unto Subala, the embodiment of overwhelming love, who loves Krishna, the moon of Gokula, so much that even in dreams he won’t let go of his hand, afraid he will be separated from...
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Vrindavan: The Human Sanctuary
The following essay by Joshua Nash was first published in the Journal of Vaishnava Studies in 2015 (24(1): 55-66). Joshua Nash is a linguist and an environmentalist. His research intersects...
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Legends of the Pushti Marg saints: Nagaji Bhat (Part 3)
Once, Sri Gusainji traveled to Dwaraka. On the way back he stopped at Dakor where he had the holy sight of Sri Ranachodji. There was a Sri Ramlakshman temple there and he stayed there. He was sitting...
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Human Sanctuary: The Vrindavan Environmental Concept
This is the second of a three part series. Go to Part One. I now wish to chronicle the personal connection and involvement between Sevakji and myself. It is our cooperation and the combined...
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BVHA statement on Yamuna Ghat development project
Vrindavan, 2016.06.18 (VT): This is the text of the letter sent by members of the Braj Vrindavan Heritage Alliance to register a protest against the design and layout of the Yamuna River Front...
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Vrindavan temples fill with the fragrance of Mogra on Nirjala Ekadashi
Vrindavan, 2016.06.16 (VT): The Nirjala Ekadashi observed amid various religious celebrations in Vrindavan. The sanctum sanctorum, walls, pillars of the temples were heavily decorated with mogra...
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Court intervenes in appointing the members in the temple’s managing committee
Vrindavan, 2016.06.18 (VT): Three members have been appointed in the Banke Bihari Temple Managing Committee by the Munsif Court of Mathura 45 days after the election of the committee. The court has...
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The Human Sanctuary : Vrindavan consciousness and chintan
The practice of chintan requires a return to the symbolic representation and peacefulness of nature in human life. Chintan is a type of return, a sojourn into transcendence, to the Other, through the...
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Vraja Vilasa :: All the cowherd friends, the sakhas
I take shelter of Sri Krishna’s friends, who herd the cows that have strayed here and there, who play and joke with Krishna hand in hand, who have washed off the great mud of awe and reverence with the...
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New DM took stock of the developmental projects in Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 19th June 19, 2016: The New District Magistrate Shri Nikhil Chandra Shukla took stock of several developmental projects in Vrindavan on Thursday. He inspected the sites where the...
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