Seva is the Life of Love
Vrindavan, 2018.01.26 (Vishakha Ramos): A wise sadhu once said that the meaning of seva (service) is trying make your Beloved happy. Shri Radharaman Charan Das Babaji Maharaj (Boro Babaji) always...
View ArticleTemple Goswamis say, “we will stop Barsana’s Holi Celebrations”
Goverdhan, 2018.01.26 (VT) Goswamis from temples across Braj are warning that, unless the decision to acquire Goverdhan’s temples is revoked, they will do whatever they can to stop Barsana’s Lathmar...
View ArticlePipeline to bring Ganga water to the Yamuna declared successful
Vrindavan, 2018.01.26 (VT) Yesterday, the pipeline to bring water from the Ganga to Yamuna was declared leak free with water from Ganga reaching at full pressure. The water pressure tests were carried...
View ArticleMohan Swaroop receives Padma Award: An honor for entire Vraja
Shri Mohan Swaroop Bhatia Vrindavan / New Delhi, 2018.01.26 (VT): The well known Educationist of Vraja Bhumi, Shri Mohan Swaroop Bhatia has won the Padma Award for his work on...
View ArticleVrindavan’s most merciful temple – Shri Shri Radha Damodar
Vrindavan, 2018.01.27 (VT) On Friday, devotees celebrated the 476th appearance anniversary of Shri Shri Radha Damodar. The temple holds a special place among Vrindavan’s temples, and is no doubt one...
View ArticleVraja Vilasa 92 : Kamyavan
I worship Radha and Mādhava’s beloved Kāmyavana, where there are Kāma Sarovara or Gopikā Ramaṇa Sarovara itself. yatra kāma-saraḥ sākṣād gopikā-ramaṇaṁ saraḥ rādhā-mādhavayoḥ preṣṭhaṁ tad vanaṁ...
View ArticleKrishna’s move from Gokula was because of environmental degradation
We often hear about how modern Vrindavan has been transformed from a bucolic forest village into a “concrete jungle.” Even in 1829 the French traveler Victor Jacques Mant wrote in his diary of...
View ArticleDarshan will be closed on 31st Jan due to eclipse
Vrindavan, 2018.01.28 (VT) Due to a lunar eclipse on Wednesday 31st January, many temples and businesses in Vrindavan will remain closed. The manager of Banke Bihari temple said that the temple will...
View ArticleGita Research Institute to preserve and promote Braj’s literature
Vrindavan, 2018.01.28 (VT) The Yogi Goverment has released funding for Braj’s Gita Institute. During a program at GLA University, Minister for Religious works and culture, Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said...
View ArticleKrishna Bhumi calendar features collective darshan of Vrindavan Lordships
Vrindavan, 2018.01.29 (VT): Every year thousands of devotees take darshan of the different temples and carry the Divine memory of the deities back home. Not everyone can come back to Vrindavan and have...
View ArticleCouncil has applied for Goverdhan to become an ‘official pilgrimage site’
Goverdhan, 2018.01.30 (VT) In the wake of Vrindavan and Barsana’s recognition as official pilgrimage sites (tirtha stal), the Govardhan Area Council (Nagar Panchayat) has applied for the same status...
View ArticleGanga Water will only come to Braj after it reaches Agra
Braj, 2018.01.30 (VT) The much awaited pipeline bringing Ganga water has finally reached Braj, but the water will bypass Braj and reach Agra. In order for water to reach the Gokul Barrage Water...
View ArticleLord Nityananda: serving the Lord in as many ways as possible
Vrindavan, 2018.01.30 (VT, with input from Anjana Aggarwal) Yesterday was one of the biggest festivals in the Vaishnava calendar – Lord Nityananda’s Appearance Day. Temples all over Vrindavan...
View ArticleMagha Purnima observances in Braj
Vrindavan, 2018.01.31 (VT) The last of the first month of 2018 is the full moon. For the last few days, the moon has been visible in Braj in the evenings after 5pm, so it is likely that the eclipse,...
View ArticleActivists protest against TV star’s performance in Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 2018.01.31 (VT) Sapna Chaudhary’s performance in Vrindavan on 23rd February may be cancelled due to the protests of residents who feel that her dance style is offensive to Hindu sentiments....
View ArticleMathura among the most polluted Cities: Green Peace India
Mathura, 2018.02.01 (VT) It is now official that Mathura finds a place in one of the top polluted cities of the country in the state of Uttar Pradesh, which is the most polluted state. In a recent...
View ArticleGovardhan will be paralyzed by demonstrations on 4th Feb
Govardhan, 2018.02.01 (VT) Visitors to Goverdhan this Sunday may find themselves in the middle of demonstrations against the proposed acquisition of temples by the Government’s Shrine Board. At a...
View Article108 Bhagwat Katha begins on the first anniversary of ‘Nitya seva’
Vrindavan, 2018.02.01 (with inputs from Anjana Aggarwal): The first anniversary of Jagatguru Shri Chaitanya Sampradayacharya Purushottam Goswami Maharaj’s entering in the Nitya Seva (eternal...
View ArticleCM’s office inundated with applications for permission for bands to play at...
Vrindavan, 2018.02.02 (VT) The City Magistrate’s office has received over 150 applications from people wanting to have a band accompany them on their wedding procession (Barat). Band operators are...
View ArticleVillage priest begins austerities in preparation for firewalking ceremony
Kosikalan, Braj, 2018.02.02 (VT) A priest of Falen village has begun severe austerities to enable him to withstand fire, in a ceremony that commemorates Prahlad Maharaj’s ability to withstand fire. The...
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