Delayed action on floodplain causing undue suffering
Vrindavan, 2017.09.10 (VT):f Ordinary people are now getting the results of being manipulated by an unholy alliance bringing together bureaucrats, politicians and criminal property dealers. For the...
View ArticleMonkeys kill again: Vrindavan residents seek solution
Vrindavan, 2017.09.11 (VT): On Sunday, a resident of Vrindavan’s Pani Ghat was killed by monkeys. Nathuni Yadav, a devotee resident of the Radha Govinda Kutir ashram was taking prasad up to his rooftop...
View ArticleKarshni Hari Om Baba inspires schoolchildren in Govardhan planting drive
Govardhan, 2017.09.12 (VT): Development in the form of concrete buildings is spoiling the natural environment throughout Braj Mandal. Though the courts and the administration of the district are...
View ArticleShri Nagaji Maharaj’s Dreadlocks and Braj Mandal Parikrama
Shri Rasbihari Kathiya Baba, current Mahant of Kathiya Baba Ashram Vrindavan, 2017.09.12 (VT): Shri Rasbihari Das Kathiya Baba’s 84 Krosh Braj Mandal Parikrama party arrived in Kosi on Monday. The...
View ArticleIs the “Indore Model” the solution to the cleanliness crisis in Vrindavan?
Vrindavan, 2017.09.12 (VT): Perhaps Prime Minister Modi’s Swachch Bharat movement is finally beginning to show real results. Impressed by Indore in Madhya Pradesh’s meteoric climb from 149th to 1st as...
View ArticleBrahma Kund Sanjhi Mela comes to a close
Vrindavan, 2017.09.12 (VT): The Brahma Kund Sanjhi Mela came to a close on the evening of September 10th. This unique yearly festival brings together Sanjhi art specialists from all over Braj Mandal....
View ArticleWhy kids asking for money is a huge problem
Vrindavan, 2017.09.13 (VT): Most anyone who has visited Vrindavan has experienced children approaching them to ask for one or two rupees. Often, parents with a low income are unable to arrange child...
View ArticleWomen’s parikrama mixes pilgrimage with social service
Vrindavan, 2017.09.13 (VT): As the Kathiya Babas’ 84-Krosh Braj Mandal Parikrama is underway, another group is also undertaking the pilgrimage, albeit with a different approach. The Akhil Bharat...
View ArticleTemples of Chhipi Gali (Part 1) – Govinda, Gopinath and Madanmohan
Ghar Ghar Tulsi, Thakur Pooja Darshan Govind Ji Ko Ali Mhane Laage Vrindavan Neeko Shri Krishna is worshipped in every home of Vrindavan, and in every household grows the sacred tulsi plant. This is...
View ArticleIndia’s Yamuna River Now Enjoys Legal Personhood. Will That Be Enough to...
BY PIA PETERSON AND THEA PILTZECKER (The Sierra Club): During the Hindu holiday of Holi, tons of colored dyes, some of them toxic, are released into India’s air and waterways as observant Hindus paint...
View ArticleWithout an iron will and enforcement, there will be no Swachch Vrindavan or Braj
Vrindavan, 2017.09.15 (VT): Over the past ten years that we have been publishing this Vrindavan Today news site and blog (yes, it really has been that long!), we have had the opportunity to see several...
View ArticleSadhvi Gang-raped at Radharani Temple in Barsana
Vrindavan, 2017.09.16 (VT): Vrindavan is in shock after the September 11th gang rape of a Sadhvi at the Radharani Temple in Barsana. The victim is from Puri, Orissa, and used to live near the temple of...
View ArticleShailjakant Mishra calls on Vrindavan to become a model clean city
Vrindavan, 2017.09.16 (Hindustan, DJ): Former IPS Shailjakant Mishra, Vice President of the Braj Tirtha Vikas Parishad said that the Braj Vrindavan cleanliness campaign has been set into motion, but...
View ArticleRangaji temple observes Janmashtami one month later
Vrindavan, 2017.09.15 (VT): Braj-Vrindavan celebrated Janmashtami a month ago, but the Rangaji temple in Vrindavan follows the South Indian festival calendar, and this year, Janmashtami came a month...
View ArticleElephant care training workshop held by Wildlife SOS in Mathura
Agra, 2017.09.15 (Aditya Devi, TNN): Forest officers, mahouts and elephant keepers from Uttarakhand attended a workshop at Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Center in Mathura to learn about...
View ArticleHunger strikes and protests: Demolitions halted
Vrindavan, 2017.09.16 (VT): Since the order of the High Court, numerous local people and saints have opened a front against the administration’s actions in support of those affected. The...
View ArticleMVDA Passes Budget: ₹233 crores
Mathura, 2017.09.16 (Hindustan): In the 80th Board Meeting of Mathura-Vrindavan Development Authority, a budget of ₹233 crore was passed. Out of this, ₹156 crores had been passed in the previous...
View ArticleOzone Layer Preservation Day celebrated at Samvid Gurukulam
Poster making activity Vrindavan, 2017. 09. 16 (VT): Friends of Vrindavan in collaboration with Samvid Gurukulam of Vatsalya Gram celebrated the International Day for Ozone...
View ArticleVraja Vilasa 76: Haristhala
With great love I worship Haristhala, the place at the peak of Sri Girirāja Govardhana, where enchanting Hari always blissfully enjoys himself like a king. VERSE 76: girīndra-varyopari hāra-rūpī hariḥ...
View ArticleMunicipal Comissioner Orders Drains Dumping in Yamuna to be Closed
Vrindavan, 2017.09.17 (VT): The Comissioner of the Municipal Corporation Dr. Ujjwal Kumar carried out an inspection of Vrindavan’s sewage pumping stations on Saturday. After observing that some...
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