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A moment’s association with a sadhu can bring all perfections
The conclusion of all the scriptures is that by only a moment’s association with a sadhu, one can attain all spiritual perfections. (Chaitanya Charitamrita 2.22.54) sadhu-sanga sadhu-sanga...
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High-level RSS meeting to be held in Vrindavan from August 31st
Vrindavan, 2017.08.23 (VT): Following a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and the heads of BJP-led areas, Vrindavan has been selected for a high-level meeting of the...
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NGT Team to Inspect Govardhan in September
Govardhan, 2017.08.23 (VT): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will send a team to Govardhan the first week of September to inspect ongoing development work. In a hearing on Monday the NGT encouraged...
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A Muslim man receives Radharani’s mercy: the story of Gulab Sakhi
Vrindavan, 2017.08.23 (VT): Radhashtami is on August 29th this year. The following is the miraculous story of Gulab Sakhi, a Muslim Brajwasi of Barsana, and how he attained the grace of Shri Radharani....
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Vrindavan, (almost) twenty years later
I have been back in Australia after a short ten days in Vrindavan. I was reflecting on my experience when I went to the Vrindavan Today website and found Jack Hawley’s piece ‘John Stratton Hawley ::...
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80-year-old woman killed by monkeys
Vrindavan, 2017.08.24 (VT): An elderly woman was killed by monkeys on Tuesday at her home in Gopi Baag, Vrindavan. Eighty-year-old Kanta Devi was hanging clothes to dry on the rooftop when a gang of...
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Barsana prepares for Radhashtami rush
Vrindavan, 2017.08.24 (VT): Preparations for Radhashtami are in full swing in Barsana. Lakhs of pilgrims are expected this year; and every year, the crowds increase. In the past, stampedes have caused...
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Toilet: A Love Story offers free showing for Mathura panchayat chiefs
Vrindavan, 2017.08.24 (VT): To promote the Swacch Bharat Mission in the villages of Braj, a free showing of Toilet: A Love Story was arranged for the heads of the village panchayats. 515 village...
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The Dham is nirguna and independent in its power
Jiva Goswami spends several sections of the Bhakti Sandarbha (152-159) explaining that bhakti is free of the material qualities. In this discussion, he also mentions the holy dham and so I wish to...
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NGT asks Mathura administration to submit report on sewerage treatment plant...
Mathura, 2017.08.25 (Aditya Devi, TNN): Hearing a petition seeking stay on developmental work carried out by the Mathura administration on the heritage ghats of Vrindavan, the National Green Tribunal...
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Mathura police rob toll plaza staff, caught on camera
Mathura, 2017.08.25 (Anuja Jaiswall, TNN): Authorities at a toll plaza on the Agra-Delhi National Highway 2 have filed a complaint against six police personnel of Mathura, including a circle officer,...
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Holy men of Vrindavan condemn Dera violence
Vrindavan, 2017.08.26 (VT): Riots erupted in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab after the controversial spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted of rape on Friday. Singh, also known as “Rockstar...
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Iskcon Vrindavan bags the Green Temple Award 2017 on Vedic Earth Day
Vrindavan, 2013.08.26 (VT): On Varah Jayanti, Friends of Vrindavan held its fifth annual Vedic Earth Day and Green Awards Ceremony at the Swami Vivekananda Auditorium at Vrindavan’s Ramkrishna Mission....
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Five teens, four of them girls, drown in Yamuna
Mathura, 2017.08.28 (TOI) : Agra: In two tragic incidents, five teenagers were drowned in Yamuna river on Saturday morning in Agra and Mathura, after a sudden surge of water dragged them away. The...
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Vraja Vilasa 74 :: Govinda Kund and Govinda’s abhishek
May Sri Govinda Kuṇḍa, where Indra, the king of the gods, humbly clasped Sri Krishna’s lotus feet, afraid that he had committed an offense to him, where he had a blissful shower-festival arranged to...
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Lalita Sakhi’s Appearance Day Celebrated in Unchagaon
Shri Lalita Sakhi Barsana, 2017.08.28: The divine appearance day of Radharani’s beloved sakhi Lalita was celebrated in Unchagaon near Barsana on Sunday. Devotees gathered from all around Braj Mandal at...
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Baldeo Chhat, the appearance day of Shri Balram, celebrated at Bade Dauji...
Bade Dauji – Abhishek Vrindavan, 201708.27 (VT): Balram Jayanti was celebrated with great fervor yesterday at the Bade Dauji Mandir in Vrindavan. Shri Krishna’s elder brother dressed handsomely and...
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How Shri Radha celebrates her birthday in Eternal Vrindavan – from Siddha...
Vrindavan, 2017.08.14 (VT): Siddha Krishna Das Baba of Govardhan was one of the four famous siddha babas of 19th-century Braj. He spent most of his life by the banks of the Manasi Ganga, at...
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Shri Radha’s Incomparable Qualities
Shri Vrindavan, 2017.08.28 (VT): The following Braj Bhasha songs were taken, along with their translations, from Krishnaa Kinkari Devi’s beautiful compilation Dhanya Dhanya Vrishabhanu Dulhari. The...
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Radhashtami 2017: Braj celebrates the birth of Krishna’s Beloved
Vrindavan, 2017.08.30 (VT): All of Braj resounded with shouts of “Jai Jai Shri Radhe!” as devotees celebrated the birthday of Krishna’s beloved Shri Radha yesterday. Radhashtami celebrations in Barsana...
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