Vrindavan’s sampradayas: The story of Bhagavat Rasik Dev
As I mentioned a few days ago, I have been reading a book by Suryakant Goswami, a sevadhikari at the Bankey Bihari temple, called Nikunj ka rahi, or “Pilgrim to the Secret Grove.” The story is about...
View ArticleDemolition of illegal encroachment at Chatikara road
Vrindavan 2016.05.30 (VT): The illegal encroachment creating a hurdle in the construction of the proposed cycle track was demolished yesterday. Residential buildings, shops and ashram walls were...
View ArticleEffort from the Brijwasis is the need of the hour: Ramesh Baba
Barsana 2016.06.01 (VT): The popular renounced saint Ramesh Baba is currently conducting Bhagwat Katha in Gahvarvan. Gahvarvan in Barsana is also known as Radharani ‘s nitya leela sthali and there are...
View ArticleShri Krishna Janmasthan to get a heritage look
Mathura 2016.05.31 (VT): Shri Krishna Janmasthan and surrounding areas are all set to get a heritage look soon. The BJP-led Central Government has approved the detailed project report (DPR) and funds...
View Article27 Crores proposed to revive dried canal and supply Yamuna
Vrindavan 2016.05.31 (VT): The Irrigation Department has started the preparations to fill a dried-out canal with water. The department has sent a proposal of 27 crore rupees to the city administration...
View ArticleIndustries violating laws at night
http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/mathura-14094718.html Kosikalan 2016.06.01 (VT): Industrial region Kotwan – Navipur is complying with laws during the day and at the same time violating the same...
View ArticleCDO visited Shri Panchayati Gaushala
Vrindavan, May 31, 2016 (VT): Shri Panchayati Gaushala, one of the oldest Gaushala of Vrindavan was visited by the Chief Development Officer of Mathura, Shri Manish Kumar Verma on Friday. He visited...
View ArticleIT Minister issues digital identity card to Vrindavan widows
Vrindavan, 2018.06.01 (PTI) Telecom Minister today visited widows of Vrindavan Ashram in Mathura district to issue Aadhaar numbers to them, calling it a “high watermark” of Digital India. “Creating...
View ArticleTemple prasad from Braj delivery program announced by India Post
Mathura, 2016.06.01 (TOI): After Gangajal, the Indian Postal department is all set to deliver prasad from the historic temples, including Banke Bihari, Radharani in Barsana, Dwarkadhish and Krishna...
View ArticleVraja Vilasa: Sannanda, keeper of the water buffalo
May Sannanda, keeper of the she-buffalo, who has a golden complexion, whose mind is filled with tenderness, who is very generous and kind, whose face is beautified with a black moustache, who is deeply...
View ArticleFines imposed on 25 encroachers
Kosikalaan 2016.06.02 (VT): Mathura Police ran a campaign against encroachers on Wednesday and imposed fine on whosoever found guilty. Senior Police Officer Narendra Singh Yadav and Inspector Lokesh...
View ArticleNow Dwarikadheesh darshan in a click
Mathura 2016.06.02 (VT): Braj Developmnt and Planning Board (BDPB) have developed a mobile application to facilitate the darshan of Dwarikadheesh online and benefit the devotees round the globe. “Braj...
View ArticleMathura Violence Allegedly Linked to Jai Gurudev’s Rs 12,000-Crore Empire
The fallout from the Mathura Jawahar Bagh riots is falling directly on the guru whose followers these people claimed to be. The repercussions are an outpouring of negative sentiment against gurus and...
View ArticleVraja Vilasa: Subhadra, Krishna’s cousin-brother
I offer my loving obeisances unto Subhadra, the son of Upananda, who has a blackish complexion, who has a fine intelligence, who is young and handsome, who is the best of astrologers, who defeats even...
View ArticleSeven gems of Vrindavan
Vrindavan 2016.06.04 (VT): Vrindavan, the land of Radha Rani, has ancient past associated with Hindu history. The “City of Temples” has more than 5000 temples to showcase the pastimes of Radha and...
View ArticleOrnaments gifted to Thakur Bankey Bihari not being listed
Vrindavan 2016.06.06 (VT): The ornaments of Thakur Bankey Bihari Ji don’t get listed as one ex-member of refused to give one key of the security vault. The member had been at the post of chairman and...
View ArticleDevotees throng Kokilavan for Shanidev Jayanti
Vrindavan 2016.06.06 (VT): Hundreds of thousands of devotees thronged the Shanidev temple in Kokilavan on Sunday on the occasion of Shanidev Jayanti. The temple organized a grand phool bangla (flower...
View ArticleSants oppose Ramvriksh Yadav’s cremation in Vrindavan
Mathura, 2016.06.06 (VT): The national papers are full of investigations into the mysterious figure of Ram Vriksh Yadav, who was the leader of the political/religious cult that entered into a pitched...
View Article8000 trees destroyed in Jawahar Bagh
Mathura, 2016.06.07 (Uday Rana, TOI): For about 27 months, the Swadheen Bharat Subhash Sena (SBSS) had been squatting in Mathura’s Jawahar Bagh till they were cleared out during violent clashes on...
View ArticleVraja Vilasa: Ambika, Krishna’s wet nurse
May Ambikā, Krishna’s wetnurse, who was very anxious out of fear of the demons and who performed many harsh austerities for Krishna’s protection with which she satisfied the universal mother Bhagavatī,...
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