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Vraja Vilasa :: Krishna’s loving servants like Patri
I worship Sri Krishna’s servants, headed by Patri, who always please him by handing him his flute, a mirror, water, camphor-scented betel leaves, by playing the vīṇā or by carrying messages for him,...
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Jhulan Purnima :: Balaram’s appearance day
This year, 2016, Lord Baladeva’s appearance day and Rakhi Bandhan is August 18th. This is the full moon day of the month of Shravan (Sawan), i.e., the last day of Shravan month. Srila Gurudeva...
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Traditional Nad festival started in Vrindavan
Vrindavan 2016.08.17 (VT): The 14-day Nad festival was started in a grand way at Boro Surma Kunj located at Pattharpura. The festival is organised for Rupa Goswami and the Nad tradition he used to...
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Widows and outcaste women tie Rakhis on Brahmin brothers
Vrindavan, 2016.08.18 (Indian Express): In a one-of-its-kind event, hundreds of widows from Vrindavan and liberated manual scavenger women on Wednesday publicly tied Rakhi to 50 upper caste sants,...
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Second stage of Namami Gange project starts in Mathura, Yamuna also to get a...
Mathura 2016.08.17 (VT): The second stage of the Namami Gange project, or the National Mission for Clean Ganga, was started from Vrindavan today with a focus on North India. The first stage was...
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Centre Ministers in Vrindavan announce new STP in Mathura, ferry service on...
Vrindavan, 2016.08.18 (IANS): Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Wednesday said the Centre was committed to cleaning up the Yamuna river and start ferry service between Vrindavan and Agra in...
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The evolution of Raas Lila and Jai Singh Ghera
The Shravan Cultural Festival, at Jai Singh Ghera concluded on a high note on Thursday, with its fortnight long Raas Lila attracting large crowds. Raas Lila is a popular form of folk theatre in Vraja....
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The King who became a Vaishnava monk
Nagari Das was a renounced Vaishnava of the Nimbarki sampradaya who lived in the first half of the 18th century (b. 1699, d. 1765). Nagari Das is the Vaishnava name of Raja Sawanta Singh of Kishangarh...
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Sweet war: Ghewar outsmarts petha and peda in Braj
Mathura, 2016.08.18 (IANS): It’s festival time in the Braj region and halwais (sweet makers) are working overtime to meet the huge demand for ghewar (also written ghevar), which has beaten all other...
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Appearance Day of both Radha Kund Mahanta and his Guru
Radha Kund, 2016.08.18 (VT): It is rather unusual for a spiritual master and his disciple to share the same birthday, but that is the case for Radha Kund Mahanta, Sri Sri Ananta Das Pandit Babaji...
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Thakur Bankey Bihari celebrated Rakshabandhan
Vrindavan 2016.08.19 (VT): Thakur Bankey Bihari Ji celebrated the festival of Rakshabandhan with his devotees yesterday. Rakhi, letters and other items received from devotees round the globe in the...
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Hema lauds Namami Gange program to clean Yamuna
Mathura, Aug 18 (VT) Calling the Centre’s initiatives for cleaning the Yamuna under the Namami Gange project as historic, Mathura MP Hema Malini said the river is “bound to become clean” after its...
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Jiva Ayurveda Retreat :: Spirituality for health, Bhakti for spirituality
“Why are there so many monkeys in Vrindavan?” asked a retreat participant of Dr Satyanarayana Dasa Babaji, as he led them on a tour of the Jiva Institute grounds. She pointed to a baby monkey that was...
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Chandrodaya temple to be terrorist proof
Vrindavan 2016.08.19 (VT): Terrorism is a real issue in India, as residents of Mathura are well aware. With various terrorist groups active in the Indian subcontinent, a Hindu pilgrimage area like...
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Wake up Farmers campaign: Implementing cow-centered organic agriculture in Braj
Vrindavan, 2016.08.20 (VT): As a part of its campaign to revitalize cow-based organic farming methods, Gomata BLISS, a subdivision of ISKCON centered at the Bhaktivedanta Goshala, held a conference...
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Ram Taal restoration well on way to completion
Vrindavan, 2016.08.20 (VT): I had the opportunity to visit the Ram Taal site near Sunrakh with the Braj Foundation’s chief engineer, Nandalal Sharma. The Braj Foundation has been working on developing...
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Mahaprabhu’s Charan Paduka arrive in Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 2016.08.20 (VT): It was ecstatic moment for the devotees to see Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Charan Paduka in Vrindavan. Tears of joy rolled down their eyes to have the darshan of the wooden...
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Muraridas and his loving service to Bal Krishna Lalji
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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Satish Kumar of Gauraksha Dal arrested in Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 2016.08.21 (VT): The Patiala police arrested Gau Raksha Dal chief Satish Kumar on Saturday evening in Vrindavan. He had been booked on August 8 in Patiala under several charges and arrested...
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Vrindavan prepares as Janmashtami approaches
Vrindavan 2016.08.21 (VT): The holy city of Radha and Krishna has started preparing to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna. Temples have begun decorating as devotees begin to mob Krishna’s birthplace...
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