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Brahma Kund Sanjhi Mela comes to a close
Vrindavan, 2017.09.12 (VT): The Brahma Kund Sanjhi Mela came to a close on the evening of September 10th. This unique yearly festival brings together Sanjhi art specialists from all over Braj Mandal....
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Why kids asking for money is a huge problem
Vrindavan, 2017.09.13 (VT): Most anyone who has visited Vrindavan has experienced children approaching them to ask for one or two rupees. Often, parents with a low income are unable to arrange child...
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Women’s parikrama mixes pilgrimage with social service
Vrindavan, 2017.09.13 (VT): As the Kathiya Babas’ 84-Krosh Braj Mandal Parikrama is underway, another group is also undertaking the pilgrimage, albeit with a different approach. The Akhil Bharat...
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Temples of Chhipi Gali (Part 1) – Govinda, Gopinath and Madanmohan
Ghar Ghar Tulsi, Thakur Pooja Darshan Govind Ji Ko Ali Mhane Laage Vrindavan Neeko Shri Krishna is worshipped in every home of Vrindavan, and in every household grows the sacred tulsi plant. This is...
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India’s Yamuna River Now Enjoys Legal Personhood. Will That Be Enough to...
BY PIA PETERSON AND THEA PILTZECKER (The Sierra Club): During the Hindu holiday of Holi, tons of colored dyes, some of them toxic, are released into India’s air and waterways as observant Hindus paint...
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Without an iron will and enforcement, there will be no Swachch Vrindavan or Braj
Vrindavan, 2017.09.15 (VT): Over the past ten years that we have been publishing this Vrindavan Today news site and blog (yes, it really has been that long!), we have had the opportunity to see several...
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Sadhvi Gang-raped at Radharani Temple in Barsana
Vrindavan, 2017.09.16 (VT): Vrindavan is in shock after the September 11th gang rape of a Sadhvi at the Radharani Temple in Barsana. The victim is from Puri, Orissa, and used to live near the temple of...
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Shailjakant Mishra calls on Vrindavan to become a model clean city
Vrindavan, 2017.09.16 (Hindustan, DJ): Former IPS Shailjakant Mishra, Vice President of the Braj Tirtha Vikas Parishad said that the Braj Vrindavan cleanliness campaign has been set into motion, but...
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Rangaji temple observes Janmashtami one month later
Vrindavan, 2017.09.15 (VT): Braj-Vrindavan celebrated Janmashtami a month ago, but the Rangaji temple in Vrindavan follows the South Indian festival calendar, and this year, Janmashtami came a month...
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Elephant care training workshop held by Wildlife SOS in Mathura
Agra, 2017.09.15 (Aditya Devi, TNN): Forest officers, mahouts and elephant keepers from Uttarakhand attended a workshop at Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Center in Mathura to learn about...
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Hunger strikes and protests: Demolitions halted
Vrindavan, 2017.09.16 (VT): Since the order of the High Court, numerous local people and saints have opened a front against the administration’s actions in support of those affected. The...
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MVDA Passes Budget: ₹233 crores
Mathura, 2017.09.16 (Hindustan): In the 80th Board Meeting of Mathura-Vrindavan Development Authority, a budget of ₹233 crore was passed. Out of this, ₹156 crores had been passed in the previous...
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Ozone Layer Preservation Day celebrated at Samvid Gurukulam
Poster making activity Vrindavan, 2017. 09. 16 (VT): Friends of Vrindavan in collaboration with Samvid Gurukulam of Vatsalya Gram celebrated the International Day for Ozone...
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Vraja Vilasa 76: Haristhala
With great love I worship Haristhala, the place at the peak of Sri Girirāja Govardhana, where enchanting Hari always blissfully enjoys himself like a king. VERSE 76: girīndra-varyopari hāra-rūpī hariḥ...
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Municipal Comissioner Orders Drains Dumping in Yamuna to be Closed
Vrindavan, 2017.09.17 (VT): The Comissioner of the Municipal Corporation Dr. Ujjwal Kumar carried out an inspection of Vrindavan’s sewage pumping stations on Saturday. After observing that some...
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What does it mean to be a Brajbasi? Part I : The eternal glory of residence...
While in Barsana recently, I was standing in the Ladli temple on the outside terrace portion and someone appeared to have fainted. An elderly Brijbasi Gosai, with a bushy white moustache, a colorful...
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This German Woman is Renting Out Berlin Property to Save Mathura Cows
Radha Kund, 2017.09.18 (PTI): As many as 1,200 cows – mostly abandoned, sick and injured – have found a saviour in 59-year-old German national Friederike Irina Bruning. When she landed in India from...
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Sewage situation to be rectified, more demolitions ahead: Allahabad High Court
Vrindavan, 2017.09.19 (VT): In a recent order, the Allahabad High Court has placed great pressure on the government to rectify the sewage situation in Vrindavan. It has also clarified the current...
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Glorifying Vrindavan: Where those thirsty for Braj rasa are going these days
Vrindavan, 2017.09.19 (VT): Sometimes one gets the impression that there is a certain movement afoot. Suddenly, one figure bursts into prominence and influences the general mood of the community, sets...
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After Six Months as CM, Yogi Adityanath Visits Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 2017.09.20 (VT): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Vrindavan on Tuesday. Traffic was stopped and the streets were cleaned in preparation for the CM’s arrival, and security forces were...
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