Village women knitting giant sweaters for elephants
Mathura, 2017.01.19 (VT): Giant sweaters for the elephants are being knitted in Mathura. The ‘Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Center’ of Mathura is protecting the elephants with the warm...
View ArticleJagadguru Ramanandacharya glorified at Sudama Kuti
Vrindavan, 2017.01.19 (VT): Devotional programme, around a dozen tableau, depicting the pastimes of Lord Rama and a colorful procession marked the appearance day of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya in...
View ArticlePatients worshipped as Rogi Narayan on Vivekananda’s birthday
Vrindavan, 2017.01.19 (VT): The 155th appearance day of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated at Rama Krishna Mission in Vrindavan on Thursday. Six hundred blankets were distributed among the poor to stave...
View ArticleDug up road a nightmare for resident and pilgrims
Vrindavan, 2017.01.21 (VT): Commuting through the narrow lane leading to Cheer Ghat from Nidhivan has become nightmare for the residents as well as the pilgrims. The road has been dug up for last two...
View ArticleMathura Railway Station Wins Awards
Vrindavan, Jan 23 (PTI): The North Central Railway has announced cash awards for Mathura’s railway station and its employees, for sanitation and ensuring smooth travel for passengers. “Yesterday the...
View ArticleBeauty of heritage ghats expressed on canvas
Vrindavan, 2017.01.22 (VT): The western devotees used art to express the beauty of the heritage Yamuna ghats of Vrindavan. They expressed their feeling to preserve the heritage ghats, which are in...
View ArticleFor Widows, Life After Loss
Text by Cynthia Gorney, photographs by Amy Toensing and video by Kathryn Carlson and Amy Toensing. This story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The Pulitzer Center on...
View ArticleLocal groups request PM to save heritage ghats
Vrindavan, 2017.01.27 (TOI): Several citizen groups of Vrindavan have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as Archaeological Survey of India requesting adoption for the heritage ghats of the...
View ArticleParikrama Marg will be Renovated… with “Heart”
Vrindavan, 2017.01.27 (Prawal Krishna): The Vrindavan Parikrama Marg is set for a facelift under the central government’s project HRIDAY (heart). HRIDAY – which stands for “Heritage City Development...
View ArticleNarayandas releases all the prisoners
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 ArticleWhere Holi Never Ends: Gulal Kund
Govardhan, 2017.01.29 (Vishakha Dasi for VT): Holi comes but once a year. This may be true for the millions of Hindus who celebrate the festival of colors for just one day. But here in Vrindavan, we...
View ArticleThe Amazing Story of Gopal Ma
When I came to Vrindavan in 1923 there were many dangerous four-legged wild animals; now there are many more two-legged ones. – Gopal Mata Vrindavan, 2017.30.01 (Nirguna Dasi) “I came to Vrindavan...
View ArticleVraja Vilasa: Krishna’s Pet Bull, Padmagandha
All glories to Krishna’s pet bull Padmagandha, whose horns are very beautiful because they are studded with gold, whose hooves are extremely charming because they are endowed with a sweet bluish...
View ArticleIn Vrindavan, Stories Come To Life: Tinkudi Baba and Mathura Prasad Brijwasi
Radhakund, 2017.01.31 (Vishakha Dasi for VT) For many years before coming to Vrindavan, I always loved the books The Saints of Vraj and The Saints of Bengal. The stories of the saints’ lives give a...
View ArticleUP candidates spend up to 60 lakhs on yagyas, rituals for divine intervention
Mathura 2017.31.01 (TOI): In the run-up to the assembly elections in the state, candidates belonging to various parties are seeking divine intervention by invoking gods and supernatural powers through...
View ArticleAn Unjust Complaint Against Narayandas
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 ArticleAll-night vigil at Tatia Sthan
Vrindavan, 2017.01.31 (VT): Every Maghi Krishna Ekadasi is a special day at the Tatia Sthan, as the annual jāgaraṇa is held in commemoration of Swami Lalit Mohini Das, the eighth acharya of the...
View ArticleForty Days of Holi
Vrindavan, 2017.02.01 (VT and Krishnaa Kinkari): Today, the Holi season began in Vraj-Vrindavan with Vasant Panchami. The festivals continue for the next forty days. The following is a beautiful...
View ArticleVrindavan’s ground water depleting due to the sheet piling activity
Vrindavan, 2017.02.02 (VT): The Ground water in the several parts of Vrindavan has gone down, by nearly 10 feet since last November. According to the experts and environmentalists, the cause of the...
View ArticleVrindavan temples turned yellow with flowers of mustard and marigold
Vrindavan, 2017.02.01 (VT): Come Vasant Panchami, the holy town of Vrindavan is awash with yellow to welcome the spring. Shri Dham Vrindavan turned yellow and colorful on Wednesday. The fields are lush...
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