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Vraja Vilasa: May the Trees of Braj Protect Me
Shri Radha and Krishna enjoy their romance in the cooling shade of Braj’s trees by day, and at night they rest on beauiful beds made from their flowers, kissed by honeybees, dusted by golden pollen and...
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Look forward to black floods in the monsoon
Vrindavan, June 1, 2017 (VT): Over the last few days, the weather has been unseasonably kind. Rain has fallen several times this week, bringing down the temperature a great deal. Yesterday I was caught...
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Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami’s Seva Begins on June 2nd at Radharaman Temple
Vrindavan, 06.01.2017 (VT): This Friday marks the beginning of Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami Maharaj’s seva at the Shri Radharaman Temple in Vrindavan. Maharajji is a senior Acharya of Radharaman Temple...
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Mathura police file FIR against a dead man
Agra, 2017.05.30 (TOI): Mathura police have come under flak for registering a case of cheating against a deceased person, Babulal Prajapati who died in 2008. The case was registered by the Highway...
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Barsana Police Raid Illegal Weapons Factory in Hathiya Village
Barsana, 2017.06.01 (VT): Barsana Police on Wednesday afternoon raided an illegal arms factory in the small village of Hathiya. The village lies near the Rajasthan border, between Govardhan and...
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Three teenagers drown in Yamuna while bathing
Mathura, 2017.05.30 (PTI): On Tuesday three teenagers drowned in the Yamuna, while one who jumped into the river along with them was still missing, even as another was rescued, police say. The...
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Mathura students invent dustbin monitoring device
Mathura, 2017.06.02 (VT): Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Swachh Bharat” initiative, students of Mathura’s Sachdeva Institute of Technology have invented a new device that would monitor the...
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Shri Krishna Janmasthan named cleanest temple in UP
Vrindavan, 2017.06.06 (VT): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath awarded Mathura’s Shri Krishna Janmasthan Temple this week for being the cleanest temple in the State. Temple Secretary Kapil Sharma went to...
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Banke Bihari temple bans lamps after woman’s saree catches fire
Vrindavan, 2017.06.02 (VT): The Banke Bihari temple administration has banned devotees from offering ghee lamps in the temple after a woman’s saree caught fire this week. Due to the crowds, devotees...
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New help desk to combat touts at Mathura Station
2017.06.02 (VT): On his recent visit to Agra, UP CM Yogi Adityanath ordered that the problem of touts in Mathura and Vrindavan be addressed. Touts are “guides” who use coercive tactics to attract...
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Mathura youths start “roti bank” to serve the poor
Mathura, 2017.06.03 (VT): A group of young people in Mathura have started a “roti bank” to combat hunger in the district. The service, which is just beginning, is inspired by the roti bank of...
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Vrindavan closed to outside traffic once again, starting today
Vrindavan, 2017.06.03 (VT): The traffic situation in Vrindavan is dire. The narrow, charming lanes of Krishna’s town are too small to accommodate car traffic. Even two auto rickshaws travelling in...
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Govardhan Development Plan Revealed
Vrindavan, 2017.06.03 (VT): The UP Rajkiya Nirman Nigam today presented their plan for Govardhan’s development to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. The...
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Divinity of Shri Dham Vrindavan was even glorified by the British
Vrindavan, 2017.06.04 (VT): Even though the Uttar Pradesh Government has merged Vrindavan and Mathura civic bodies into a unified Municipal Corporation , the decision has not been taken very kindly by...
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Vrindavan devotees bathe in Yamuna on Ganga Dusshera
Vrindavan, 2017.06.04 (VT): Devotees in Vrindavan celebrated Ganga Dusshera with great excitement yesterday. This day marks the descent of the Ganga river from the heavenly realms. Thousands of...
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Man drowns in Yamuna as devotees take dip on Ganga Dussehra
Mathura, 2017.06.05 (PTI): A man drowned while taking bath in the Yamuna in Mathura on Sunday, as thousands of others took a dip in the holy river on the occasion of Ganga Dusshera. The man, identified...
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169 kilos of plastic confiscated by Mathura police
Mathura, 2017.06.06 (VT): Plastic has been banned in Vrindavan and Mathura since 2014. Following the order from the state government, use of plastic bags has been replaced with cloth bags by some...
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Tips for preventing heatstroke as Vrindavan temperatures soar
Vrindavan, 2017.06.06 (VT): Vrindavan and Mathura are making news for having the highest temperatures in the state. Yesterday the heat reportedly reached, or possibly exceeded, 47 degrees Celsius (116...
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In Praise of Shri Vrindavan Dham
Vrindavan, 2017.06.06 (VT): The following traditional Braj Bhasha prayers describe the glories of Shri Vrindavan. These centuries-old verses are still popular amongst the Brajwasis. The translations...
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UP gov’t suspends 2 Mathura cops pictured at party with criminals
Two police officers who were seen partying with criminals were suspended after information about the matter reached the UP Chief Minister’s Office. Agra, 2017.06.07 (Siraj Qureshi, India Today): Two...
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