Give prasadi flowers to widows says Supreme Court
New Delhi, 2018.03.27 (ANI): In a bid to improve the livelihood of widows and destitute women in Mathura and Vrindavan, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed temples in the two cities to donate all...
View ArticleBraja Vasa sadhana for foreigners
One of the subjects I have been thinking a great deal about is identity and globalization. My identity in Vrindavan is that of a Vaishnava sadhaka living in the Dham. This identity has to fight against...
View ArticleMathura NGO’s campaign to bring abused bear back from Nepal
Mathura, 2018.03.28 (VT): Rescue attempts are underway to save a bear that was being kept in a small cage and made to dance. On 17th December, an Indian bear trainer tried to take a pair of dancing...
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Braj’s temples handle the heatwave
Braj, 2018.03.28 9 (VT): After a particularly mild winter, the Indian summer is setting in early. The heatwave has already caused rail tracks to bend in Mumbai and, in Braj, people have started worried...
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Anandi Devi: the grantor of devotional bliss
Bandi, Anandi and Manovanchha Devi Baldeo, 2018.03.28 (VT): Bandi, Anandi and Manovanchha Devi. The temple of these three goddess of Baldeo is among the prominent Shakti Temples of Vraja. Bandi Anandi...
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Shri Krishna’s promise to never leave Siddh Baba Jaikrishna Das
Siddh Baba Jaikrishna Das Kamyavan, 29.03.18 (VT): Yesterday was the disappearance day of Siddh baba Jaikrishna Das Das of Vimal kund, Kamyavan. On this occasion, we share with you the story of how...
View ArticleHema Malini seeks approval for creating parkland reserves in Braj
Delhi/Braj, 2018.03.29 (VT) Yesterday, Hema Malini and Shailjakant Mishra were in Delhi Parliament to discuss the development of three areas as parkland reserves. The pair met with the Railway minister...
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Married lady assaulted and raped in Vrindavan-based ashram
Mathura, April 4 -A local fast track court has sentenced a occultist to 25 years imprisonment for criminally assaulting and raping a married lady. The occult practitioner or tantrik raped the woman on...
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“Krishna The Enigma”: New solo art exhibit by Ashok Hazra
Ashok Hazra (left center) was born in 1946 at Midnapore and his childhood was literally spent in the embrace of nature. The moment you step into the Gallerie Ganesha hall, holding the solo art...
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12-year-old girl gang raped in Vrindavan
AGRA: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by a minor, who had befriended her on Facebook, and his friend, at a guest house in Vrindavan on Friday. The police have registered a case of gangrape...
View ArticleŚrī Vṛndāvana Sata Līlā (4) Vrindavan’s opulences
Dhruvdas continues to explain the glories of the Dham. महिमा वृन्दाविपिन की कैसैं कै कहि जाइ । ऐसै रसिक किसोर दोउ जामें रहे लुभाइ ॥३४॥ mahimā vṛndāvipina kī kaisaiṁ kai kahi jāi | aisai rasika kisora...
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Preparations for Purusottam Maas festival
Braj, 2018.05.15 (VT): This year, Purushottam Maas falls between 16th May and 13th June. This month is a particularly auspicious time to do parikrama and millions of devotees will travel to Braj to...
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Tourists arrested after refusing to keep car in parking lot
Vrindavan, 2018.05.15 (VT): In a pilgrimage gone wrong, a father and son ended up being taken to police custody after becoming violent with police officers who did not allow them to drive their car...
View ArticleRs2000 fines for failing to comply with one way traffic system at Govardhan
Govardhan: 2018.05.16 (VT): During the auspicious period of Puruhottam Maas (May 16th to June 13th), police have implemented traffic restrictions due to the heavy traffic and the huge increase in the...
View ArticleThe glories of Kusum Sarovar
Govardhan, 2018.05.16 (VT): Several pastimes of Radha-Krishna and the Gopis of Braj are associated with Kusum Sarovar. Shri Krishna and the Gopas would wait here for the gopis to come and pick flowers...
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Former Vrindavan Today editor a confessed child predator
Dear Vrindavan Today readers, out of the principle of full transparency and accountability, it is our duty to inform you of the disheartening findings regarding our former Vrindavan Today editor...
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Norvin Hein’s life and contribution to the study of Rasa Lila
Norvin Hein, 1914-2018 Vrindavan/Bethany, 2018.05.18 (Jack Hawley): On April 29, 2018 we lost one of the most venerable of Brajbasis. This estimable, influential man was Norvin Hein, who taught...
View ArticleHema Malini to inaugurate Passport office on 22nd May
Vrindavan, 2018.05.17 (VT): Vrindavan is about to get its own Passport Office, which will save residents from having to travel to Gaziabad to apply for a passport. Due to the large number of...
View ArticleSRI YAMUNASTAKAM – By Shri Hit Harivansh Mahaprabhuji
(1) vrajādhirāj-nandanāmbudābh-gātra-chandanā- nulep-gandh-vāhinīm bhavābdhi-bīj-dāhinīm jagat-traye yashasvinīm lasat-sudhā-payasvinīm bhaje kalind-nandinīm durant-moha-bhanjinīm “To the one who...
View ArticleInternational Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (May 17)
In honor of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, I am posting this article that briefly explains the various causes for the homophobia and transphobia that infects modern Hinduism...
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