Digest: Jai Gurudev program
Jai Gurudev program. Monday, Mathura: Jai Gurudev temple celebrated its 69th annual festival . Speakers Baburam and Satish Chandra reminded devotees of the words of Baba Jaigurudev and his achievements...
View ArticleOne-month khichri festival begins on Vyanjan Dwadashi
Shri Radhavallabh Lal cowherd boy dress during khichri festival Vrindavan, 2017.11.28 (VT): Each winter, a khichri festival is held in the ancient temples of Vrindavan. Every day for one month, khichri...
View Article50 Muslim saints who wrote about Shri Krishna will feature in memorial park
One of Braj’s great Muslim-born poet-saints, Raskhan (Vrindavan, 2017.11.29): Fifty Muslim saints who wrote about Shri Krishna and his lilas will be commemorated in an open-air memorial park near...
View ArticleDigest: Mathura scientist wins award for research on fungus fertilizer.
Mathura scientist wins award for research on fungus fertilizer. Yesterday, Nidhi Verma was presented with the Young Scientist Award in JNU for her research into the use of a special fungus as organic...
View ArticleLess than 25% of graduate women in the Workforce
29.11.17 (VT) Today is the second day of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. The topic today is, ‘women first, prosperity for all’. The conference, being held in Hyderabad, was inaugurated yesterday by...
View ArticleHari Katha is a divine light, but gossip is darkness
This article was first published by Vaisnavacharya Chandan Goswami on his personal blog in 2015, under the title “Etiquette of Devotee Association“. It is being shared here with the permission of the...
View ArticleDigest: Thousands attend Jai Gurudev’s Bhandara-Satsang-Mela.
Thousands attend Jai Gurudev’s Bhandara-Satsang-Mela. Wednesday, Mathura: Thousands attended the last day of the program at the Jai Gurudev temple on the highway between Vrindavan and Mathura. The...
View ArticleDigest: Akshay Patra fined for giving substandard milk to school children.
P.C. Vrindavan Online Akshay Patra fined for giving substandard milk to school children. Thursday, Vrindavan: The Akshay Patra Foundation receives government funding and private grants to distribute...
View ArticleSwami Satyananda of Kripa Vilasa Ashram enters the Nitya Lila
Vrindavan, 2017.12.01 (VT): Swami Satyanandaji, the venerable sadhu who founded the Kripa Vilasa ashram near Hari Nikunj, Vrindavan, entered into maha samadhi on Sunday, 26th of November 2017. For two...
View ArticleIrrigation Department Defies NGT Order on Riverfront Project
Vrindavan, 2017.12.02 (VT): Despite a ban by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Irrigation Department continues to develop the Yamuna riverfront in Vrindavan. New construction is being done in...
View ArticleSwami Trivikramananda, father of Vrindavan’s healthcare, leaves his body
Vrindavan, 2017.12.02 (VT): Swami Trivikramananda aka. Sudanshu Maharaj, the father of Vrindavan’s healthcare system, left his body on Monday night. He was the longest-serving Secretary of the...
View ArticleDigest: Elderly man’s mission to protect Braj Heritage
Elderly man’s mission to protect Braj Heritage. Friday, Koshikalan: 72 year old retired teacher, Shashikumar Agarwal, is using the power of the pen to petition the municipality and Architectural...
View ArticleMayor wins election on his birthday
Vrindavan 02.12.17 (VT) The winner of the Mathura-Vrindavan local elections, BJP’s Dr Mukesh Aryabandu had a double reason to celebrate as the announcement of the election result happened to fall on...
View ArticleVraja Vilasa 85 : Cheer Ghat, Where Krishna stole the gopis’ clothes
I take shelter of Cheer Ghat, where the unmarried gopīs worshiped Katyayani Devi in an incomparable way by plunging into the spotless Yamuna water, keeping their clothes on the shore, and where Krishna...
View ArticleGovinda Ghat and Raas Mandal
Shri Krishna with Kaliya and two nagapatnis at Govinda Ghat Vrindavan, 2017.12.03 (VT): After passing Shringar Vat we come to a place called Govinda Ghat. This Ghat is sometimes wrongly called Kaliya...
View ArticleDigest: Yamuna Maharani Dressed in 101 saris
Yamuna Maharani Dressed in 101 saris. Sunday, Mathura: Devotees at Vishram Ghat adorned Yamuna ji in 101 Saris. Devotees managed the feat by standing on boats and holding up the chain of 101 saris. In...
View ArticleStudents use street theatre to raise awareness on International Day of...
Vrindavan, 2017.12.04 (VT): Yesterday morning, differently-abled children from local schools staged a special street theatre performance in Mathura. Through the performance, they aimed to raise...
View ArticleBiggest names in Braj meet to discuss cow protection
04.12.04 (DJ, VT) The most famous preachers from around Braj met yesterday to discuss ways to promote the welfare, protection and humane treatment of cows in India. Speakers at the program included...
View ArticleBelvan Mela Begins on Thursday
Vrindavan, 2017.12.05 (VT): Across the Yamuna River from Vrindavan, about five kilometers across an ocean of green fields, lies Belvan. This is the place where Goddess Lakshmi performs tapasya to...
View ArticleBVHA asks Environment Minister to intervene on Yamuna riverfront
Vrindavan, 2017.12.05 (VT): Disturbed by the ongoing construction on Vrindavan’s Yamuna riverfront, Dr. Aruna Vishwanathan recently met the Environment Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on behalf of the...
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