President Gives Message of Unity in Diversity in Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 2015.11.19 (PTI): Living with diversity and finding unity in diversity is practised in India over centuries and it is part of our civilisational values, President Pranab Mukherjee said in...
View ArticleKirtan and folk artists shake up Fogla Ashram
Vrindavan. 2015.11.19 (VT): At Fogla Ashram on Thursday night, Vrindavan residents and visitors to the Dham had the privilege of participating in a concert given by numerous groups from different parts...
View ArticleAnother Vrindavan Prakash Mahotsava: the 509th of Harivansh
Vrindavan, 2015.11.22 (VT): In the midst of this year’s celebrations of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s historic visit to Vrindavan in 1515, it is easy to forget that there are other claimants to the title of...
View ArticleSuman Bhattacharya: Vaishnava padavali at Prakash Mahotsav
Vrindavan, 2015.11.21 (VT): It has been hard to keep up with the Vrindavan Prakash Mahotsav. So many activities are going on, it is hard to decide where to go to relish the Harikatha and kirtan. Since...
View ArticleChaitanya being Krishna Himself can’t be contradicted
Vrindavan, November 22, 2015: The temple town of Vrindavan grips the ‘Harinam’ fervor on the event of Shri Chaitanya Mahparabhu’s 500th advent to Vrindavan. Mahaprabhu arrived in Vrindavan on the day...
View ArticleManipur Vaishnavism and Cultural Transplants
Vrindavan, 2015.11.22 (VT): I have been regularly attending Abhishek Goswami’s Vrindavan Prakash Mahotsav and enjoying the different presentations of Krishna bhakti. As a person of Western origin, I...
View ArticleConfluence of devotion, emotion and service rocked Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 2015.11.25 (VT): Five-hundred-year-old history was repeated again as Shriman Chaitanya Mahaprabhu walked to Imlitala from Akrur village with thousands of devotees chanting, dancing and...
View ArticleProper identity for the Tirtha Purohits demanded
Vrindavan, November 28, 2015: “Vraja has become a famous place in the world. It is known for Shri Krishna and his pastimes. The Tirtha Purohits (pandas) guide the pilgrims to all the places of...
View ArticleChaitanya Mela attracting visitors at Chandrodaya Mandir
Vrindavan, November 28th 2015: A cultural fair named as ‘Chaitanya Mela’ is being organized in the campus of Shri Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir to commemorate Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Advent in...
View ArticleGovernment’s move of Temple takeover to be opposed
Vrindavan, November 29, 2015: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Vrindavan unit has taken decision to oppose the U.P. state government’s reported move to take over the Banke Bihari Temple of Vrindavan and...
View ArticleUP govt to take control of Banke Bihari temple
Lucknow, 2015.11.29 (UNI): Uttar Pradesh government is all set to take control and develop famous Hindu shrines of Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, Mathura and Maa Vindhyavasini temple at Vindhyanchal...
View ArticleBankey Behari priests to oppose move by govt to acquire temple
Picture by Dainik Jagran. Vrindavan, 2015.12.01 (PTI): Vrindavan’s Bankey Behari temple priests have said that they will oppose any move by the UP government to acquire and develop the century-old...
View ArticlePay relief to those bitten by dogs: Supreme Court
Invalid URL for PDF ViewerVrindavan, 2015.11.31 (VT): Since coming to live in Vrindavan, I myself have been nipped or bitten at least three times by street dogs and once by a monkey. Friends of mine...
View ArticleKathak Raas with Birju Maharaj Parampara
Krishna and Radha with Bansuri. Vrindavan, 2015.11.24 (VT): Much as I would like to have multiple expansions and be able to attend all the activities that are going on in Vrindavan right now, I have...
View ArticleBanke Bihari Temple to open doors to charities
Vrindavan, 2015.12.01 (VT): If things go well and the temple is not taken over by the state government, there is news that can make the devotees of the Banke Bihari Temple feel proud. The treasury of...
View ArticleSaints and widows invited for the grand feast at Prem Mandir
Vrindavan, 2015.12.02 (VT): In a two-day event, more than five thousand sadhus and widows were invited for the annual grand feast at Prem Mandir. Volunteers from the Jagat Guru Kripalu Parishat...
View ArticleUP Govt slowing down on takeover proposal at Bihariji
Luknow, Vrindavan, 2015.12.02 (TOI, IANS, DJ): Priests of Sri Banke Bihari temple, the Brahmin Sabha, the Brajbasi Panda Mahasabha and members of several other groups have been protesting over the past...
View ArticleOpposition unites against UP Gov’t takeover of Banke Bihari
Lucknow, 2015.12.05 (Mohd Faisal Fareed, Indian Express): The Congress and BSP have decided to come together to protest against the state government’s decision to acquire the famous Banke Bihari temple...
View ArticleYamuna Mission and Swacch Bharat
Mathura, 2015.12.07 (Anupam Pandey, Senior Associate : CSI & Member : IEEE) India is an agro economy hence, it will not be difficult to understand the relevance of clean river water for...
View ArticleGovardhan Parikrama can be done by air now
Vrindavan, 2015.12.09 (VT): The 21km circumambulation of Govardhan can be done in air. Those who desire to do it the quick and easy way can avail this comfort, thanks to Delhi-based Jet Star Air...
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