Holding each other’s hands brothers and sisters took holy dip
Mathura, 2016.11.01 (VT): Thousands of pairs of brother and sister took holy dip in Yamuna at Vishram Ghat. They prayed for the well being and healthy long life of each other. Over One lakh pilgrim...
View ArticleVrindavan temples enthralled by tribal folk dance
Vrindavan, 2016.11.02 (VT): Devotion is the driving force of Vrindavan, which attracts the devotees from around the world. This temple town has witnessed spontaneous experience of ecstatic devotion in...
View ArticleGrateful followers carried Prabhupada for the Saptadevalaya darshan
Vrindavan, 2016.11.03 (VT): The streets of Shri Dham Vrindavan resonated with Harinam Sankirtan on Thursday, on the eve of Iskcon’s founder A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s disappearance day. The...
View ArticleSocial boycott called for the organizers of the atheist convention
Vrindavan, 2016.11.03 (VT): The controversy on organizing an atheist convention in Vrindavan, is not coming to an end soon. The religious leaders of Vrindavan are up in arms against the organizers of...
View ArticleOfficials suspended for not removing encroachment from Govardhan Parikrama
Govardhan / New Delhi, 2016.11.03 (VT): Two senior forest officials were suspended by the National Green Tribunal, after they were found guilty of non compliance of its order. The NGT has suspended the...
View ArticleHuge cake weighing 150 kg cut on Prabhupada’s disappearance day
Vrindavan, 2016.11.04 (VT): Iskcon’s founder Shrila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada was remembered on his disappearance day. This day was celebrated in a grand way at Krishna Balaram Mandir, on Friday....
View ArticleGigantic Elephant Kuvalayapida Killed Again
Mathura, 2016.11.06 (VT): Shri Krishna killed the gigantic elephant Kuvalayapida on Sunday at Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi. The Kuvalayapida vadh pastime of Shri Krishna was staged by local artists in...
View ArticleHoly Cows Worshiped as Vraj Celebrates Gopashtami
Vrindavan Vraja, 2016.11.08 (VT): On the auspicious festival of Gopashtami on Tuesday, devotees visited the cow sanctuaries (gaushalas) of Vrindavan and other parts of Vraj, to offer their prayers to...
View ArticleThousands of Couples Perform Yugal Jodi Parikrama on Akshay Navami
Vrindavan, 2016. 11.09 (VT): Devotees performed a sacred walk (parikrama) around Mathura and Vrindavan together on Wednesday, on the occasion of the holy day Akshay Navami. Thousands of couples...
View ArticleUP Tourism to Execute Beautification Project Around Banke Bihari
Vrindavan/Govardhan, 2016.11.11 (VT): A team from the World Bank visited Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari Temple area on Thursday. It came to study a Tourism Development Project proposed by UP Tourism. The...
View ArticleKamsa Vadh commemorated as his effigy ripped into pieces
Mathura, 2016.11.10 (VT): Kamsa Vadh was celebrated in Mathura on Thursday. The town of Mathura became alive and colorful on this day. An effigy of Kamsa was made and people gathered around for...
View ArticleThe Gods Awaken and Shaligram Marries Tulsi in Vrindavan Temples
Tulsi Shaligram Vivaha at Radha Damodar Vrindavan, 2016.11.11 (VT): Thousands of devout Vaishnavas took an early morning dip in Yamuna to welcome the gods, who awakened after a four-month-long slumber...
View ArticleVrindavan Film ‘Reconnection’ Wins 15 Awards
(By: Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News) Reconnection, a 40-minute film written and directed by Siberian devotee couple Shyam Gopal Das and his wife Vijaya Radhika Dasi, has been making a real splash in...
View ArticleVrindavan Research Institute: “No research, no help for researchers”
Vrindavan, 2016.11.14 (VT): Thousands of devotees visit the ISKCON temple in Vrindavan every day, but out of them, very few even notice a large gate just a few metres away with the name “Vrindavan...
View ArticleChaitanya arrives in Vrindavan again amidst the chanting of Holy name
Vrindavan, 2016.11.14 (VT): Month long celebration in commemoration of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Vrindavan arrival concluded today with a grand procession. The ceremony which marked the 501st anniversary...
View ArticleGurudwaras of Vraja echoed with Shabad Kirtan on Guru Nanak Jayanti
Vrindavan, 2016.11.14 (VT): It was a double celebration for Vrajabhumi. While the temples of entire Vraja were celebrating the Rasa Purnima, the Gurudwaras of Vraja added flavor to the celebration....
View ArticleGreen Court came down heavily on the Riverfront Development Project
New Delhi / Vrindavan, 2016.11.17 (VT): The National Green tribunal came down heavily on the UP irrigation department on Thursday for starting construction on Yamuna, violating the laws. It directed...
View ArticleTirtha Purohits excavate Yamuna’s heritage Ghat
Vrindavan, 2016.11.19 (VT): Incensed by continued governmental indifference and negligence, the brajwasis decided to excavate the old ghats and restore them. They carried shovel and spade in their...
View ArticleNandagaon and Barsana Brijvasis troubled by “Toilet”
Mathura, 2016.11.20 (TOI, HT): The film Toilet – Ek Prem Katha (A Love Story), a romantic comedy starring Akshay Kumar currently being shot in Nandgaon is in a bit of hot water with locals for going...
View ArticleVrindavan Civic Body upgraded to ‘A’ category
Old Madan Mohan Mandir Lucknow / Vrindavan, 2016. 11. 17 (VT): The Civic body of Vrindavan has been upgraded to ‘Grade A’ municipality by the State Government. In a cabinet meeting, chaired by the UP...
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