UP, 2018.03.22 (VT) Quickly deal with any bank related work. The banks will be closed for four days. The bank holiday will begin from the 29th, with a holiday for Mahavir Jayanti. Banks will reopen on April 2nd. Banks will be closed for four consecutive days at the end of March. 29th March will … [Read more...]
Cultural program and Holika burning in Mathura
Mathura, 2018.03.01 (VT) A statue of Holika will be burnt this evening in Mathura, during a cultural program that will be inaugurated by Mathura by the Mayor and MLA Shrikant Sharma. The Holika statue was installed in Mathura on Vasant Panchami and will be combusted tonight, at … [Read more...]
CM Yogi says Govt. is not trying to acquire Braj’s temples
Braj, 2018.02.24 (VT) In a meeting with Nishcalanand Saraswati Maharaj, the Shankar Acharya of Puri Goverdhan Peeth, CM Yogi said that the state is not trying to acquire Braj’s temples. He said that the state’s intention is to develop Braj’s temples and pilgrimage places and that the government has … [Read more...]
CM Yogi to visit tomorrow, illegal billboards being removed today
Mathura, 2018.02.22 (VT) Dozens of illegal billboards are being torn down across Mathura today. Municipal Corporation officials warned that strict action will be taken against those involved in unauthorized billboards. The campaign to remove illegal billboards around the Sri Krishna Janma Bhoomi, … [Read more...]
Braj Holi: famous visitors and lesser known traditions
Braj, 2018.02.19 (VT) In Gokul, people play Holi with Thakurji, who comes out from Nandabhavan and is taken to Murlidar Ghat on the Yamuna where He his smeared with colour and even beaten by some modern day Brijwasi gopis. The tradition is thought to be around 500 years old. In Govardhan and … [Read more...]
Vrindavan Today Foundation to host dance event on 23rd
Vrindavan, 2017.01.01 (VT): A group of 3 Bharatanatyam soloists, who are dedicated to the promotion and development of dance as a devotional offering, will perform in Vrindavan. The event is being sponsored by our own Vrindavan Today Foundation. The program will be held on 23rd February from 5pm at … [Read more...]
Ramdev Baba in Mathura for Gopal Jayanti
Mathura, 2018.02.15 (VT) On Friday a ‘sant samelian’ is being held at Raman Reti Ashram, Mathura, in honour of the founder of the ashram, Karshni Kalapacharya Gopal Das, author of many books including a Braj Bhasha account of Krishna’s life called 'Gopala Vilasa'. Thousands of long distance visitors … [Read more...]
Details of CM Yogi’s plan to protect India’s cows, villages and rivers
Braj, 2018.02.13 (HT) Stressing the conservation of 'gau, gram and Ganga' (cow, village and river Ganga) here on Sunday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a ‘gaushala’ would be set up in every district of the state for conservation of cows. He also outlined plans of the state government to … [Read more...]
Yogi inaugurates ‘Go Gram’ project, says Braj will be center of cow protection in UP
Braj, 2018.02.12 (VT) On Sunday, CM Yogi spoke at a Vrindavan goshala before flying to Mathura to inaugurate a 100 bed hostel for students of Mathura Veterinary University and Cow Research Center. During his 20 minute speech at the Hasanand Gochar, located in Dorera village bordering Vrindavan’s … [Read more...]
On 11th Feb, CM Yogi will first visit Vrindavan, then Mathura
Vrindavan, 2018.02.08 (VT) Preparations are underway for the visit of CM Yogi Adityanath and UP Governor Ram Naik are underway, with authorities revealing that the CM and Governor will first visit Vrindavan to take part in a ceremony at Hasanand Gochar before travelling to Mathura for the unveiling … [Read more...]
Village priest begins austerities in preparation for firewalking ceremony
Kosikalan, Braj, 2018.02.02 (VT) A priest of Falen village has begun severe austerities to enable him to withstand fire, in a ceremony that commemorates Prahlad Maharaj’s ability to withstand fire. The Holi fire will be lit in the evening of 1st March and village priest, Babulal Panda will run … [Read more...]
Magha Purnima observances in Braj
Vrindavan, 2018.01.31 (VT) The last of the first month of 2018 is the full moon. For the last few days, the moon has been visible in Braj in the evenings after 5pm, so it is likely that the eclipse, which will be in its full phase after 6pm, will be visible to the naked eye, however, instead of … [Read more...]
MP Shrikant Sharma gives blessing at mass wedding ceremony for 111 couples
Kosikalan, 2018.01.23 (VT) In a mass wedding ceremony designed to end the stigma that girls face as being a burden on their families and relieve poor families of the pressure of having to pay for their daughter’s wedding, 111 couples were married on stage at a program held on the auspicious occasion … [Read more...]
Sandipani Muni School’s New Year gift distribution
Vrindavan, 2018.01.20 (VT) Sandipani Muni school celebrated its annual ‘New Year Gift Festival’ by distributing gifts to all of the children who study across the organizations three schools. Chief guest, Justice Sanjay Kumar Yadav, Secretary of the District Legal Service Authority, Mathura, said … [Read more...]
CM Yogi to unveil Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s statue in Mathura
Mathura, 2018.01.15 (VT) CM Yogi Adityanath has scheduled his 5th visit to Mathura since he came to power as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. CM Yogi will visit on 11th February to unveil a statue of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay at Mathura Veterinary University and Cow Research Institute. UP Governor … [Read more...]
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