Vrindavan News Digest for September 25, 2017
Vrindavan, 2017.09.25 (VT): There are a number of things going on in the news today which deserve mentioning, though it is not possible to cover all of them in depth. Here is today’s news digest: –...
View ArticleChain Bihari, Queen Ahilyabai Holkar and the magic ashes
Vrindavan, 2017.09.26 (Vishakha Dasi): There is a gigantic, mysterious gate just across from Jai Singh Ghera. Many times I wondered what was inside, but the gate is angled in such a way that you can’t...
View ArticleVrindavan News Digest for September 26, 2017
–Bulldozer drivers refuse to demolish temples. As the demolition campaign clearing the illegal properties on the Yamuna floodplain continues, temples are being demolished along with houses. In the...
View ArticleCalifornia man opens Vrindawood recording studio in Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 2017.09.26 (VT): A young man from California named Devin Lawrence has made it his mission to bring Hollywood-quality sound recording to Vrindavan. His new studio – “Vrindawood” – promises to...
View Article“I came to decorate Vrindavan, not to exploit it”: Vineet Narain
Vrindavan, 2017.09.27 (VT): Shri Vineet Narain has spent years of his life as a journalist on a crusade against corruption. But now, he has turned his full attention to restoring the ancient sites of...
View ArticleVrindavan News Digest for September 27, 2017
Justice being served in Barsana rape case. A sadhvi who was gang raped inside the Radha Rani Temple at Barsana now has the satisfaction of knowing that both the culprits are in police custody....
View ArticleNews Digest 2017.09.28 Buddha Statue destroyed; Recognition for Braj; student...
Anger flares up after Buddhist statue vandalized. Azad Nagar, Mathura, vigilantes destroyed the Buddhist statue Budh Nagar Park, breaking it into small pieces. When residents came out for their early...
View ArticleVrindavan film “Reconnection” free to view online, thanks to sucessful...
Vrindavan, 2017.09.28 (VT): “Reconnection”, an award-winning film about Vrindavan, is now available for free online viewing, thanks to a sucessful crowdfunding campaign by its producers. The film is a...
View ArticleTulsi making a comeback thanks to Bengali artisans
Vrindavan, 2017.09.29 (VT): Not so long ago, Vrindavan was filled with groves of tulsi – a sacred plant known as the favorite of Shri Krishna. In fact, the name of the town itself means the Tulsi...
View ArticleFriday digest: Bihariji to open longer; Girriraj’s 5-ton feast; Braj’s crop...
Bihariji temple will open later for devotees. The goswamis at Banke Bihari temple have decided to do aarati one hour later on Sharad Purnima, so that the millions of pilgrims and guests coming to see...
View ArticleThe Divine Mother in Shri Krishna’s Land
Vrindavan, 2017.09.29 (VT): Radha and Krishna are at the center of worship in Vrindavan, yet Devi, the Divine Mother, also plays a very important role in Braj lila. Devi as Krishna’s Sister The Durga...
View ArticleAnandi Bai and her Son, Anand Vallabh
Vrindavan, 2017.09.30 (VT): Near the Shri Radhavallabh temple, within the enclosure of Radhavallabh Ghera, you will find the temple of Anand-Vallabh. Anand-Vallabh is the beloved deity of a female...
View ArticleVraja Vilasa 78 :: Dana-nirvartana Kund
May I reside at Dana Nirvartana Kund, the solitary place where Radha and Mādhava completed their dāna-līlā, for which it was given this name by them and their friends. By residing in this place, which...
View ArticleHaridas Das :: Servant of Gaudiya Vaishnava literature
Today is the disappearance tithi of Haridas Das Babaji (1898-1957). As you will be able to read in the short biography that follows, he spent most of his time in Nabadwip, or traveling the length and...
View ArticleSaturday’s DIGEST: Ravan temple for Mathura; Akrura Yatra; Gaudiya Babaji...
Ravan temple planned for Mathura. Yesterday, at the Pallipar Shiva temple, on the banks of the Yamuna, devotees held Ravan pooja and plans to build a Ravan temple in Mathura were announced. The...
View ArticleCelebrating the Holy Month of Kartik
Vrindavan, 2017.10.01 (VT): The holy month of Kartik is a special time of year when devotees come from all around India and the world to perform spiritual practices in Vrindavan. “Although Vrindavan is...
View ArticleTODAY’s DIGEST: Mountain of Food; Vrindavan’s ancient Ghats and more…
P.C Uttarpradesh.org Mountain of Food. The three day Annukut day festival at Goverdhan has begun. Annukut literally means ‘mountain of food’ and is also known as Goverdhan Pooja. In traditional...
View ArticleVrindavan Today: Yesterday and Tomorrow
Some small changes are taking place at Vrindavan Today and this is making me reflect a bit about where VT is going. This site has been going for 8 1/2 years, which is more than I ever expected would...
View ArticleToday’s Digest: Thakurji’s elephant, Arms rally, Upcoming Events, and more…
Radharamanji rides on a silver Elephant. Once in the entire year Radha Raman ji comes off his throne and sits on a huge silver elephant. The festival of Dusshera, the day before Kartik begins, was this...
View ArticleRelocated monkeys return to Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 2017.10.03 (VT): The problem of the monkeys in Vrindavan is becoming increasingly serious. About a dozen people have been killed and hundreds more injured by monkeys in the last few years...
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