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The place where Krishna decorated Radha – Shringar Vat
Shri Krishna decorates Shri Radha Vrindavan, 2017.11.20 (VT): We continue our Vrindavan Parikrama by taking darshan of the beautiful Shringar Vat. When the Raas Lila began, Shri Krishna played his...
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Digest: Pigs are worse than monkeys for spreading garbage.
Pigs are worse than monkeys for spreading garbage. In the lead up to local elections, residents are speaking out in the media, saying that their complaints about lack of cleanliness have been ignored...
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Yogi visits Mathura ahead of municipal elections
Vrindavan, 2017.11.20 (VT): UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Mathura on Sunday ahead of the Municipal elections. In a rally at Mathura’s Jubilee Park, Adityanath stated that the development of...
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Bomb scare at Sri Krishna Janma Bhoomi
Yesterday, a crowd gathered at the gates of Mathura’s Janma Bhoomi (birthplace of Lord Krishna) while security personnel checked a bag that had been left unattended. The bag was large and red coloured,...
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Love keeps Vrindavan deities warm in winter
Radhavallabhji in winter, 2017 Vrindavan, 2017.11.21 (VT): Deities throughout Vrindavan are beating the winter chill through the loving offerings of their devotees. In each temple, the Divine Couple...
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Digest: European birds come to Narad Kund for the winter
European birds come to Narad Kund for the winter. Birds from Siberia, Russia and European countries will start arriving in Narad Kund from the first week of December. A forest officer said that species...
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VRI Celebrates its Golden Jubilee
Vrindavan, 2017.11.22 (VT): The Vrindavan Research Institute (VRI) is celebrating is fiftieth year of preserving Braj Culture. The festival begins tomorrow and will last for several days. On November...
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Mathura STPs step up under NGT, High Court pressure
Vrindavan, 2017.11.22 (VT): Under immense pressure from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Allahabad High Court, officials are turning their attention towards Mathura’s sewage treatment plants....
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Trees cut down, but, 4 years later, no ropeway in Barsana
The ropeway that will make for easier access to Barsana’s Radha Rani temple has been on hold for the last 2 years, despite having approval. It has been 4 years since the approval process began, but,...
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Digest: Banke Bihari’s festivities from 5am tomorrow.
Banke Bihari’s festivities from 5am tomorrow. The celebrations for Bihariji’s appearance day, will begin tomorrow, 23rd November, 5am at Nidhivan, the place where Bihariji appeared. Abhishek will be...
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Where Shri Krishna gifted his footprint to Radha Dasi – Jharu Mandal
Samadhi of Siddha Balram Das Babaji Maharaj at Jharu Mandal Vrindavan, 2017.11.22 (VT): Next on our parikrama we visit Jharu Mandal. For lovers of Shri Radha and Krishna, it the greatest honor to sweep...
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Bihariji’s music, perfume and appearance lila
This is a first-person account of the incident, which has been handed down through the line of Bihariji’s Goswamis: My name is Vijnani Khatri. My family owns a flourishing perfume business in Amritsar....
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Digest: Gurus weigh into the monkey debate.
Gurus weigh into the monkey debate. As monkeys continue their daily routine of taking objects and waiting for a bribe to get them back, stealing from shops and stealing food from people’s hands –...
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“Radharani took him by the hand, and then…” The Story of Vitthal Vipul Dev
Shri Vitthal Vipul Dev ju Vrindavan, 2017.11.24 (VT): Swami Vitthal Vipul Dev ju was born on Margashirsh Shukla Panchami of 1532VS. He is the second principal Acharya of the Nimbark Haridasi Parampara....
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Namami Gange funds to boost Yamuna cleaning
(Yahoo news) Soon after Nitin Gadkari took charge of the water ministry, National Mission for Clean Ganga approved projects worth nearly Rs 800 crore in seventh executive committee meeting, including...
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Digest: Students from Newtown US to visit Vrindavan.
Students from Newtown US to visit Vrindavan. Param Pujya Didima’s work to empower women and girls is now reaching students in America. After Didima visited a US school, the faculty decided to send some...
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Bihari Panchmi: Bihariji is Bihariji.
Yesterday, lakhs of people came to see the abhishek and shobhyatra (auspicious procession) in honour of Banke Bihariji’s appearance day. An abhishek was held in the early morning hours at the place...
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The relation between environmental conservation and religion in Braj
A Development Studies student who recently visited Vrindavan said, “I had heard about the problems with street animals and garbage in Vrindavan, but, the condition of the environment in Vrindavan is...
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Digest: Hundreds arrive on doorstep after girl says Sri Krishna is coming to...
Hundreds arrive on doorstep after girl says Sri Krishna is coming to marry her. In a display of faith and devotion that is rare in this world (but more common in Braj), hundreds of villagers camped...
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Ranapat Ghat and Mirabai
Two of the four chatris. One now contains a mini barber shop. Vrindavan, 2017.11.25 (VT): Between Imlitala and Shringar Vat, we missed a very important site called Ranapat Ghat. The legend of this ghat...
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