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Beauty of heritage ghats expressed on canvas
Vrindavan, 2017.01.22 (VT): The western devotees used art to express the beauty of the heritage Yamuna ghats of Vrindavan. They expressed their feeling to preserve the heritage ghats, which are in...
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For Widows, Life After Loss
Text by Cynthia Gorney, photographs by Amy Toensing and video by Kathryn Carlson and Amy Toensing. This story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The Pulitzer Center on...
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Local groups request PM to save heritage ghats
Vrindavan, 2017.01.27 (TOI): Several citizen groups of Vrindavan have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as Archaeological Survey of India requesting adoption for the heritage ghats of the...
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Parikrama Marg will be Renovated… with “Heart”
Vrindavan, 2017.01.27 (Prawal Krishna): The Vrindavan Parikrama Marg is set for a facelift under the central government’s project HRIDAY (heart). HRIDAY – which stands for “Heritage City Development...
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Narayandas releases all the prisoners
This is the continuing serialization of 252 Vaishnavan ki varta, the lives of the saints following Vitthalnath, son of Vallabhacharya. It has been translated from the original Braj Bhasha by Krishnaa...
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Where Holi Never Ends: Gulal Kund
Govardhan, 2017.01.29 (Vishakha Dasi for VT): Holi comes but once a year. This may be true for the millions of Hindus who celebrate the festival of colors for just one day. But here in Vrindavan, we...
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The Amazing Story of Gopal Ma
When I came to Vrindavan in 1923 there were many dangerous four-legged wild animals; now there are many more two-legged ones. – Gopal Mata Vrindavan, 2017.30.01 (Nirguna Dasi) “I came to Vrindavan...
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Vraja Vilasa: Krishna’s Pet Bull, Padmagandha
All glories to Krishna’s pet bull Padmagandha, whose horns are very beautiful because they are studded with gold, whose hooves are extremely charming because they are endowed with a sweet bluish...
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In Vrindavan, Stories Come To Life: Tinkudi Baba and Mathura Prasad Brijwasi
Radhakund, 2017.01.31 (Vishakha Dasi for VT) For many years before coming to Vrindavan, I always loved the books The Saints of Vraj and The Saints of Bengal. The stories of the saints’ lives give a...
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UP candidates spend up to 60 lakhs on yagyas, rituals for divine intervention
Mathura 2017.31.01 (TOI): In the run-up to the assembly elections in the state, candidates belonging to various parties are seeking divine intervention by invoking gods and supernatural powers through...
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An Unjust Complaint Against Narayandas
This is the continuing serialization of 252 Vaishnavan ki varta, the lives of the saints following Vitthalnath, son of Vallabhacharya. It has been translated from the original Braj Bhasha by Krishnaa...
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All-night vigil at Tatia Sthan
Vrindavan, 2017.01.31 (VT): Every Maghi Krishna Ekadasi is a special day at the Tatia Sthan, as the annual jāgaraṇa is held in commemoration of Swami Lalit Mohini Das, the eighth acharya of the...
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Forty Days of Holi
Vrindavan, 2017.02.01 (VT and Krishnaa Kinkari): Today, the Holi season began in Vraj-Vrindavan with Vasant Panchami. The festivals continue for the next forty days. The following is a beautiful...
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Vrindavan’s ground water depleting due to sheet piling
Vrindavan, 2017.02.02 (VT): The groundwater in the several parts of Vrindavan has gone down by nearly 10 feet since last November. According to experts and environmentalists, the cause of the...
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Vrindavan temples turned yellow with flowers of mustard and marigold
Vrindavan, 2017.02.01 (VT): Come Vasant Panchami, the holy town of Vrindavan is awash with yellow to welcome the spring. Shri Dham Vrindavan turned yellow and colorful on Wednesday. The fields are lush...
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Vraja Vilasa: I bow to Krishna’s flute
The beautiful art used for this post is the work and sole property of Samik De. I always offer my obeisances unto the most fortunate flute called murali, who is nourished by drinking the nectar of...
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Good News for Govardhan Parikrama Traffic
Radha Kund, 2017.02.04 (VT): Govardhan parikrama should not be a life-threatening affair. The pilgrimage walk around Govardhan Hill has become increasingly dangerous in recent years due to heavy...
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The political landscape in Mathura before state-wide elections
Mathura, 2017.02.05 (Chandan Nandy & Abhilash Mallick for The Quint): When retired college Professor Ashok Bansal was away visiting his son in Australia between December and January, the Mathura...
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Blissful evening with Satyanarayan Babaji’s divine prayers
2017.01.25 (VT): The devotional nectar had flown at Radha Raman Mandir on Wednesday, when Mahant Satyanarayan Das Babaji sang the melodious bhajans during the ‘Seva Saubhagya Mahotsava’. It was...
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Songs for the Holi Season: Some Popular Rasiyas (Part 1)
Vrindavan, 2017.02.05 (Krishnaa Kinkari and VT): The irrisistible rhythms of the folk songs called “rasiyas” are synonymous with the Holi season, which started in Vraj on Vasant Panchami. They are...
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