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Govinda Lilamrita : The beat quickens
10 Then Lalita Sundari leaps like a flash lightning, to the center of the circle, which is dark like a cloud, colored by Krishna’s aṅga-kānti! As the bangles on her lotus hand resound, jhana jhana...
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Today’s Digest: Diwali charity; Yamuna activism; Bihariji’s lamps, and more…
Diwali gifts for the poor. Vrindavan, Wednesday: The Braj Golok Seva Samiti, which also runs a charitable crematorium, distributed sweets to the poor and gave gifts to children from impoverished...
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Today’s Digest: Vrindavan’s Diwali; Bihariji meeting; Panel on widows,...
Vrindavan’s Diwali is the best of all. Thousands of pilgrims entered Braj for Diwali (yesterday) Goverdhan Pooja (today) and Yama Dwitia Yamuna snan (tomorrow). The tourist crowd is less on Diwali than...
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Govinda Lilamrita : The dance goes on
22 The gopis’ song resounded like the monsoon thunder with the accompaniment of gongs and cymbals, with their wind instruments it added a fine sound like the hole in a needle; their stringed...
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Today’s Digest: CM Yogi visiting again on 1st Nov; and more…
CM Yogi to visit again on 1st November. CM Yogi Adityanath is set to visit Vrindavan for the 4th time since he became Chief Minister of U.P. in March this year. The BJP’s anti-corruption campaign,...
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Braj celebrates Govardhan Pooja
Govardhan Baba at Radhakund – P.C. Shakti Lee Vrindavan, 2017.10.21 (VT): For lovers of Shri Krishna, one of the most special days of the year is Govardhan Pooja. On the day after Diwali, about five...
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Thousands bathe in Yamuna on Bhai Dooj
Yamuna and Yamraj at Vishram Ghat, Mathura (P.C. Anjana Aggarwal) Vrindavan, 2017.10.21 (VT): Today (kartik shukla dwitiya) is a special celebration for brothers and sisters known as Bhai Dooj or Yama...
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Govinda Lilamrita Raas : The dancing concludes
31 One gopi kneels down while outstretching her lata-like arms, and starts to spin. Aho! She appears like Kamadeva’s whirling golden discus ! Rasa-taraṅginī Tīkā: As Radha and Krishna pause to rest,...
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Jailed brothers receive visits from sisters on Bhaiya Dooj
Vrindavan, 2017.10.22 (VT): On Bhaiya Dooj, men who are incarcerated in Mathura’s local jail were allowed to receive visits from their sisters. On this day, brothers and sisters traditionally meet to...
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Vraja Vilasa 81: Kaliya Hrada
I worship Kaliya’s lake (kāliya-hrada), where Sri Krishna punished Kaliya by dancing on him with the soles of his feet, kicking him for committing an offence to his friends, who are dearer to him than...
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Shahji Mandir and Shah Kundan Lal
Temple entrance Vrindavan, 2017.10.22 (VT): At the end of Loi Bazaar if one takes a turn towards Nidhivan, one finds the grand entrance of Shahji Mandir. The temple’s real name is Lalit Nikunj, but it...
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Today’s Digest: Siblings drown during Yamuna Snan, and more…
Siblings drown during Yamuna snan. Yesterday hundreds of thousands of brothers and sisters took bath together in Yamuna to celebrate Bhai Dooj (brother-sister) festival. Among the pilgrims were...
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Spirit of the holy city
Vrindavan 2017.10.22 (Dyuti Basu, Deccan Chronicle) A Morning with Vanshi Baba Taking photographs of the holy city of Vrindavan has been a family tradition for Abhinav Goswami — one that dates all the...
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Today’s Digest includes: Chath Pooja begins tomorrow, and more…
Chath Pooja begins tomorrow. Tomorrow, thousands of women in Braj will begin a four-day fast and period of intense prayer for the health and longevity of family members. The rituals of Chath Pooja...
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Braj sants to attend religious parliament in Udupi
Worship at Udupi Shri Krishna Mutt Vrindavan, 2017.10.23 (VT): A national-level religious parliament in Udupi, Karnataka, will be attended by a number of sants and mahants from Braj. A preliminiary...
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Chennai company to make diesel from plastic waste in Mathura
Vrindavan, 2017.10.23 (VT): The state government has authorized a Chennai company to set up shop in Mathura, where it will produce diesel fuel from plastic waste. The plant will be located in...
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Govinda Lilamrita Raas : Fatigue at the end of the dance
42 One gopa sundari, a great expert in the tandava dance, placed the orb of her cheek on that of Krishna, on which his makara earrings swing. Krishna, whose eyes destroy the pride of ponds of blooming...
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In the gamble of divine grace, victory is assured
Radha Baba (1913-1992) was a devotee of Mahaprabhu and Radha-Krishna who lived in Gorakhpur. Born in a Vaishnav Brahmin family in Gaya, he became an Advaitin sannyasi, but later took the path of Braj...
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Five-kilometer jam on Yamuna Expressway after long weekend
Vrindavan, 2017.10.24 (VT): Devotees heading back to Delhi after the long weekend were faced with a five-kilomenter traffic jam on Sunday. The toll plaza remained nearly impassible from just after...
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Religion drives Yogi Adityanath’s tourism policy
Mainly Hindu religious places find mention in the UP government’s 2018 calendar, with token presence of Muslim, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh monuments Biswajeet Banerjee, National Herald. In a quest to...
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