Traffic increasingly becoming a problem in Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 2015.11.08 (DJ): One of the most important intersections in Vrindavan is called the Vidyapeeth Chauraha. Situated at the crossing of Banke Bihari Marg with the Chattikara Road, this is the...
View ArticleGovardhana Hill in Braj | India Enacted Imagined Enacted Reclaimed
Summary Landscape planning, design and management proposals for Govardhan Hill in Braj are described in this project. The Hill is designated as a protected cultural landscape with a 500 feet buffer...
View ArticleAround 1000 Vrindavan Widows Celebrate Diwali
Vrindavan, 2015.11.11 (PTI): Around 1,000 elderly Vrindavan widows started a two-day Diwali celebration today on the bank of river Yamuna and five of their ashrams in Vrindavan. The widows decorated...
View ArticleHema wants to create a dance academy in Mathura
Mathura, 2015.11.11 (PTI): Noted actress-politician Hema Malini has expressed her desire to open dance academies in Mumbai and Mathura. “I have an aim to open a dance academy here in Mumbai by the end...
View ArticleAhead of President visit to Vrindavan, elaborate security arrangements
Mathura, 2015.11.11 (PTI): Uttar Pradesh government has made elaborate security arrangements for the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Vrindavan for about two hours on November 18. The official...
View ArticleHundreds of volunteers helping rebuild Nepali Bhajan Ashram
Vrindavan, 2015.11.10 (VT): After the attack on the Nepali Bhajan Ashram by claimants to the land, volunteers have come forth in great numbers to help rebuild. Many sants from different institutions as...
View Article500th celebrations from Amiya Nimai temple
Of the many celebrations of the 500th anniversary of Shri Chaitanya’s Mahaprabhu’s advent in Brij-Vrindavan, the one being organized by the Amiya Nimai temple in Gopinath Bazaar. Amiya Nimai is the...
View ArticleCommemorations of 500th: Imli Tala
Vrindavan, 2015.11.12 (Vrindavan Today): As Vrindavan gears up for the festivities commemorating the 500th anniversary of Mahaprabhu’s one and only visit here, several different sites related to...
View ArticleMathura gears up for Yam Dwiteeya festival
Mathura, 2015.11.12 (PTI) With lakhs of pilgrims expected to take a dip in river Yamuna, the security has been beefed up for the annual Yam Dwiteeya festival tomorrow. “To prevent incident of drowning,...
View ArticleGovardhan Puja and Annakut Mahotsava celebrated with much gaiety
Vrindavan, November 12th 2015: The Govardhan Puja was celebrated with much gaiety and splendor in the temples of Vrindavan. The temples of Radha Damodar, Radha Shyam Sundar, Radha Gokulananda, Radha...
View ArticleYamuna will be revived in five years: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi, 2015.11.14 (PTI): The heavily-polluted Yamuna river in Delhi will be cleaned and revived within five years, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here today. Kejriwal, along with his cabinet...
View ArticleLakhs of Pilgrims throng Braj for Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj
Mathura, 2015.11.13 (IANS): Over one lakh pilgrims thronged the ghats in Mathura and Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh on Friday and took a dip in Yamuna river on the occasion of Bhai Dooj, officials said....
View ArticlePreparations at Kusum Sarovar in full swing
Govardhan, 2015.11.14 (AU, DJ, AU) Arrangements at Kusum Sarovar by Giriraj Govardhana are underway on a war footing as preparations for the coming of the Chief Minister and other VIPs will be coming...
View ArticleHoly men, activists to march to Delhi for Yamuna
Mathura, 2015.11.15 (Brij Khandelwal, TNN): Thousands of ascetics, spiritual leaders and ecological activists of Braj area have announced their decision to march to Delhi once again to pressure the...
View ArticleVrindavan festival to bring together various cultures
Mathura 2015.11.17 (PTI): A week-long festival seeking to unite different cultures and create an environment of peace and harmony will be held here from November 18 to commemorate the 500th anniversary...
View ArticleInternational conference on ‘Radical Islam’ in Mathura
Mathura, 2015.11.17 (TOI): Scholars and delegates from India, Canada, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and other countries will deliberate on world security and radical Islam at a three-day International...
View ArticleDevotees immersed in Prem rasa as celebrations begin
Vrindavan, November 17th 2015 (VT): Celebrations to commemorate Shriman Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s 5th centennial advent to Vrindavan began amid the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra on Tuesday....
View ArticlePresident in Vrindavan today
Vrindavan, 2015.11.18 (PTI): President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the 500th year celebrations of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s advent in Vrindavan tomorrow. He will also visit the Shri Radha Raman...
View ArticleFourth major program celebrating Chaitanya’s coming to Braj
Vrindavan, 2015.11.17 (VT): We have already published information on three other programs that are being held to rejoice at Vrindavan’s rediscovery by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in 1515. A fourth event is...
View ArticleChaitanya Mahotsava inaugurated by President Mukherjee
Vrindavan, 2015.11.18 (VT): The 500th anniversary celebration of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s advent in Brij-Vrindavan got off to an auspicious start yesterday with many prominent government figures coming...
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