Work for building the ‘Heritage Corridor’ to commence in September
Vrindavan, August 10, 2016: After several visits by the World Bank Officials and the higher officials from the State Tourism Department, the proposal for building the Heritage Corridor in Vrindavan got...
View ArticleAction from Municipal Corporation after NGT censure
Vrindavan 2016.08.09 (VT): After the National Green Tribunal (NGT) censured the Vrindavan Municipal Corporation (VMC) for its inaction against polluters, some action is finally being taken. The VMC...
View ArticleMathura divided into five sectors as Janmashthami approaches
Mathura 2016.08.10 (VT): Mathura Municipal Corporation has already started preparing as Janmashthami approaches in the city of Lord Krishna. For better results, Mathura Municipal Corporation (MMC) has...
View ArticleCenturies old no-marriage tradition broken at Bankey Bihari
Vrindavan 2016.08.10 (VT): A 150-year-old tradition not allowing marriage ceremonies to be conducted inside the Banke Bihari temple was broken yesterday. The marriage took place inside the temple right...
View ArticleInspection at Sadar and Bangali Ghat SPS
Mathura 2016.08.10 (VT): The Sewage Pumping Stations (SPS) at Sadar and Bangali Ghat area were inspected by Ravindra Kumar ADM (Revenue) and Gopeshwar Chaturvedi (petitioner at Yamuna Kary Yojna). ADM...
View ArticleTulsidas Jayanti Special: When Krishna came in Ram’s form to meet Tulsidas
Vrindavan 2016.08.11 (VT): The day of Tulsidas Jayanti celebrates the birth anniversary of Goswami Tulsidas, who was a great Hindu saint and poet. He was also the acclaimed author of the great Hindu...
View ArticleGangajal pipeline project interrupted at Baldeo
Mathura 2016.08.11 (VT): The progress of the State Government’s Gangajal project, meant to provide drinking water to the Agra-Mathura corridor, has come to a halt in the Baldeo area by farmers through...
View ArticleBritish envoy launches project with Loomba Foundation to empower 2600 widows...
Vrindavan 2016.08.12 (BS): The Loomba Foundation, a global NGO accredited with the United Nations under DPI (UN Department of Public Information) and ECOSOC (UN Economic and Social Council), has...
View ArticleChacha Harivamsa stops the pujaris from blowing the conch
This is the continuing serialization of 252 Vaishnavan ki varta, the lives of the saints following Vitthalnath, son of Vallabhacharya. It has been translated from the original Braj Bhasha by Krishnaa...
View ArticleAnnual Rupa Goswami Conference, Aug. 15-17
Vrindavan, 2016.08.13 (Manjari Talent): Srila Rupa Goswami is revered in the Gaudiya Vaishnava community as the chief of the Six Goswamis, the direct disciples of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. His...
View ArticleVraja Vilasa :: The Essence of Sakhi Bhava
I bow down in surrender to Sri Radha’s dearmost girlfriends, who angrily refuse the request of Sri Krishna, the reservoir of all transcendental bliss, when he boldly tries to charm them and solicits...
View ArticleChaitanya Mahaprabhu’s wooden sandals to visit Vrindavan, Aug. 19
Vrindavan, 2016.08.13 (VT) : Sri Pitambar Das, Mahant of the Haribol Kutir in Madan Mohan Ghera (just in front of the new Madan Mohan temple) announced that for the first time ever, Sri Chaitanya...
View ArticleJhulan Yatra, the swing festival
[Every year there is a five day festival all over Vrindavan called Jhulan Yatra, at which time the vijaya-vigraha (small) Deities of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna are swung by hundreds of thousands of...
View ArticlePoor condition of cows in Kanha’s Braj
Vrindavan 2016.08.13 (VT): Cow, the dearest of all animals for Lord Krishna, is living in pitiable condition in the land of Krishna. They are wandering from places to places for food and shelter. Even...
View ArticleHigh alert for Independence Day in Mathura
Mathura, 2016.08.15 (Various): August 15 is India’s 70th Independence Day and celebrations take place around the country. Mathura is one of the sensitive spots where terrorist attacks are taken as a...
View ArticleDelegation met Minister to demand train between Vrindavan and Nabadweep
New Delhi/ Vrindavan, 2016.08.12 (V.T.): A delegation of the Braj Vrindavan Heritage Alliance met the Union Minister for Tourism & Culture Dr. Mahesh Sharma to demand a regular Superfast train...
View ArticleRupa teaches the Rupanugas how to pray :: Srila Narayana Maharaj
This year, 2016, the divine disappearance day of Srila Rupa Goswami is celebrated on August 15 in Vrindavan. For your own transcendental reading pleasure on this day, and for your sharing with friends,...
View ArticleDevotees throng Vrindavan, roads remain jammed all day
Vrindavan 2016.08.15 (VT): Devotees fom all over the country thronged the holy city of Vrindavan on the occasion of Ekadashi as well as Jhulan Yatra yesterday. The roads were so crowded that it was...
View ArticleMy love affair with Braj Bhasha
Krishna will take care of teaching you Braj Bhasha if he wishes to do so…. Living in a country thousands of miles away from India, I always thought of myself as an outsider to the scriptures of Braj...
View ArticleHarivamsaji is the dark pupils of my eyes
This is the continuing serialization of 252 Vaishnavan ki varta, the lives of the saints following Vitthalnath, son of Vallabhacharya. It has been translated from the original Braj Bhasha by Krishnaa...
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