What does it mean to be a Brajbasi? Part I : The eternal glory of residence...
While in Barsana recently, I was standing in the Ladli temple on the outside terrace portion and someone appeared to have fainted. An elderly Brijbasi Gosai, with a bushy white moustache, a colorful...
View ArticleThis German Woman is Renting Out Berlin Property to Save Mathura Cows
Radha Kund, 2017.09.18 (PTI): As many as 1,200 cows – mostly abandoned, sick and injured – have found a saviour in 59-year-old German national Friederike Irina Bruning. When she landed in India from...
View ArticleSewage situation to be rectified, more demolitions ahead: Allahabad High Court
Vrindavan, 2017.09.19 (VT): In a recent order, the Allahabad High Court has placed great pressure on the government to rectify the sewage situation in Vrindavan. It has also clarified the current...
View ArticleGlorifying Vrindavan: Where those thirsty for Braj rasa are going these days
Vrindavan, 2017.09.19 (VT): Sometimes one gets the impression that there is a certain movement afoot. Suddenly, one figure bursts into prominence and influences the general mood of the community, sets...
View ArticleAfter Six Months as CM, Yogi Adityanath Visits Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 2017.09.20 (VT): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Vrindavan on Tuesday. Traffic was stopped and the streets were cleaned in preparation for the CM’s arrival, and security forces were...
View ArticleRevealing Braja’s true form through faith and service
Prabodhananda Saraswati is the ācārya for Braja-vāsa-sādhana, i.e., the devotional practice of living in the Dham. Sometimes people find it difficult to understand his niṣṭhā and his vision of the...
View ArticleShri Hariram Vyas – Traditional Kirtan
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View ArticleAt Mathura rally, Yogi Adityanath says he wants to work like Modi
Farah/Mathura, 2017.09.20 (Anuja Jaiswall, TNN): A day after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh claimed that demonetization and hasty implementation of GST was adversely impacting the country’s GDP...
View ArticleYogi govt to spend Rs 100 crore for Banke Bihari and Kund renovation
Vrindavan, 2017.09.21 (Aman Sharma, Economic Times with other sources) : The Yogi Adityanath government is loosening its purse strings to spend nearly Rs 100 crore to renovate the Banke Bihari temple...
View ArticleMonkey steals SSP’s glasses during Yogi visit
Vrindavan, 2017.09.21 (VT): Monkeys stole the glasses of Mathura’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) on Tuesday. The SSP was outside the Banke Bihari Temple overseeing security arrangements for...
View ArticleBlind Muslim Girls Recite Bhagavad Gita at Vrindavan Red Cross Camp
Vrindavan, 2017.09.21 (VT): The Haryana Red Cross held a training camp in Vrindavan from 15th to 20th September to train 300 girls in first aid, disaster relief and assisting disabled persons. The...
View ArticleBanke Bihari and the Tonga-wallah
Story by K.C. Gupta from Gajiyabad. Published in Banke Bihariji ke chamatkar (“Miraculous stories about Banke Bihariji), ed. Acharya Vilas Chandra Goswami. We had decided that we would make our annual...
View ArticleMassive Chhapan Bhog for Govardhan Maharaj on Sharad Purnima
Govardhan, 201709.21 (VT): Under the auspices of Shri Giriraj Seva Trust an amazing offering of chappan bhog will be arranged for Shri Govardhan Maharaj in honor of Sharad Purnima on October 2nd. The...
View ArticleDr. Lakshmi Gautam helps sadhvi escape an endless cycle of abuse
Vrindavan, 2017.09.22 (VT): After 17 years of living in fear, a Sadhvi has filed a sexual abuse case against the management of a Vamshivat goshala. Now, with the help of Dr. Lakshmi Gautam, founder of...
View ArticleTemples of Chhipi Gali (Part 2) – Radharaman and Ajab Manohar
This is a continuing series on the less-frequented temples of Vrindavan. Read Temples of Chhipi Gali (Part 1) here. Vrindavan, 2017.09.23 (VT): Near the mid-point of Chhipi Gali we found an attractive...
View ArticleVrindavan celebrates Navaratri
Vrindavan, 2017.09.23 (VT): Navaratri means ‘nine nights spent worshipping shakti’, the female principle of divine energy. The Navaratri festival takes place twice per year and is currently underway....
View ArticleBihariji and his jewel
Story by Vijay Kumar Sharma. Published in Banke Bihariji ke chamatkar (“Miraculous stories about Banke Bihariji), Vol II, ed. Acharya Vilas Chandra Goswami. This is a story from about 100 years ago. In...
View ArticleVraja Vilasa 77: Krishna Vedi where the Dana-lila takes place
ghaṭṭa-krīḍā-kutukita manā nāgarendro navīno dānī bhūtvā madana-nṛpater gavya-dāna-cchalena yatra prātaḥ sakhibhir abhito veṣṭitaḥ saṁrurodha śrī-gāndharvāṁ nija-gaṇa-vṛtāṁ naumi tāṁ kṛṣṇa-vedīm I...
View ArticleLakshmirani Kunj attacked, burned in apparent property dispute
Vrindavan, 2017.09.25 (VT): Lakshmirani Kunj, part of Vrindavan’s historic Keshi Ghat, was attacked earlier this week. The current owner of the property Ms. Chandi Duke Heffner was out of the country...
View ArticleSiddha Krishna Das Babaji’s Disappearance Day
Vrindavan, 2017.09.25 (VT): Yesterday was the disappearance day of Siddha Krishna Das Babaji of Govardhan. Krishna Das was from a wealthy family in Orissa. When his father died, his mother committed...
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