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By editor - 29.3 2017
The Yogi effect: Crackdown on illegal slaughter house and meat shops in Vraja
Mathura/Vrindavan, An illegal slaughterhouse and twenty-eight odd meat shops were closed down in Mathura on Wednesday. The crackdown was launched after a high-level meeting chaired...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 27.3 2017
Entrance to Patel Bhuvanesvar
A study of famous caves in ancient Bharat.
Patel Bhuvanesvar
Patal Bhuvanesvar is a limestone cave temple complex situated 14 km. from Gangolihat, in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. Pithoragarh is in the...Read more...
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By editor - 24.3 2017
The Puranas say that Govardhan Hill was once 3 km (2 miles) high, 5,000 years ago, but because of the curse of Pulastya Muni, it is sinking by the distance of one sesame seed daily. At present, its highest point is only 25m (80 ft) high.
The...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 23.3 2017
Srila Vyasa's Cave, Managoan
A study of famous caves in ancient Bharat.
It is believed that it was in this cave that the great sage Vyasa Rishi composed the Mahabharata. In addition to Mahabharata, he composed the 18 Puranas, Brahma Sutras and classified the...Read more...
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By Hindustan Times - 22.3 2017
Uttarakhand High Court Grants River Ganga Rights Equal to Humans
The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday recognised river Ganga as the first living entity of India, a move that grants it the same legal rights as a human being.
The new status means that if...Read more...
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By Deena Bandhu das - 22.3 2017
On Saturday evening March 18, ISKCON Vrinda Kunda very ecstatically celebrated the annual Yamuna Boat Festival on the opposite side of Yamuna from Sringar Vat. All the devotees gathered at Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi in the afternoon to take the special...Read more...
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By K. Bharath Kumar - 21.3 2017
The Legend of Glorious Lord Sarabeshwara Shiva
Lord Shiva has taken many forms to rescue humanity and other Gods from calamities. One significant but lesser known avataar is that of Sri Sarabeshwara. Lord Sarabeshwara incarnated to calm down Lord...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 21.3 2017
Khandagiri and Udaygiri Caves, Bhubaneswar
A study of famous caves in ancient Bharat -- Part One.
The caves in prehistoric times, discovered all over the world, mostly represent natural caves partly improved by human hand. Some of them contain ante-...Read more...
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By B. Jayaraman - 16.3 2017
We planned an LFC trip to Nainital that summer during May 1990 as invited by our younger brother Shri B Janardhanan, IAF, who was the Registrar of Sainic School at Nainital. At that time, I was BM of Meikelnaickenpatti rural branch, Trichy Dist., (...Read more...
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By editor - 15.3 2017
Barsana Gram also called Vrishabhanupur, is a village 25 miles northwest from Mathura. Barsana is the eternal playground of Shri Vrindavaneshwari, the Supreme Reservoir of Compassion—Shrimati Radharani.
Barsana is such a...Read more...
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By: Madhava Smullen - 14.3 2017
The TOVP rises above Mayapur
After a very productive year in 2016, the team working on ISKCON’s upcoming flagship temple – the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) – have reported that the superstructure of the 520,000 square foot...Read more...
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By North East Today - 12.3 2017
Archaeologists Stumble Across Ruins of a Forgotten Civilization in Mizoram
All over the world, there have been interesting and mysterious cases and finds which have often intrigued us. Here in the northeast, a team of archaeologists excavated mysterious...Read more...
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By Nila Kamal das - 11.3 2017
Every year before the Gour Purnima festival, thousands of Gaudiya Vaisnavas assemble in the holy land of Santipur, the house of Advaita Acarya to celebrate the divine disappearance day of Srila Madhavendra Puri. This year the festival took place on the 9th ...Read more...
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By Braja Vilas das - 11.3 2017
Gaura Purnima Message 2017 from the TOVP
Dear Devotees and Friends,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Greetings from Sridham Mayapur, and blessings from Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, Panchatattva and Nrsimhadeva.
Yet...Read more...
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By Adideva Giridhari Dasa - 8.3 2017
Located near Ernakulam, locals call this Temple as Muzhikkalam, one of the most exquisitely scenic divya-desam Temples. The Lord revealed the Srisukti (or Thirumozhi) to sage Harita at this place. Thirumozhi means “sacred language”. Kalam...Read more...
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BY: JAHNAVA NITAI DAS
Thoughts on Puri Jagannatha Temple's Discrimination Against Foreign Devotees
Recently in the news the topic of Puri Jagannatha temple prohibiting western devotees from entering came up due to some unfortunate confrontation between a German devotee and a...Read more...
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By Krishna Kshetra Swami
2nd Sannyasa Candidate Training Seminar Held in Mayapur
The number of sannyasis grows from year to year in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, to well over 100; and those who take the vows of this final ashram of renunciation are, since recently,...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF CORRESPONDENT - 27.2 2017
German Pilgrim Tries to Enter Jagannath Temple, Assaults Priest
Govinda Dev dasa
[ Photo: Sampradaya Sun ]
A 35-year-old German tourist allegedly tried to barge into Puri Jagannath Temple, which is off limits to non-Hindus, and assaulted a...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 27.2 2017
Ugra Sthambham, Ahobilam, Nallamala Hills, Andhra Pradesh
From Youtube poster, 'ChennaiNature': 'Took a more-than-1hr long detour from the trail to go to Jwala Narasimha - an exhausting trek. The last stretch requires you to descend a bit along a ridge...Read more...
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By editor - 24.2 2017
Holy places visited by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself are held in a great esteem among the Gaudiya Vaisnavas. They are listed in the summary of Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, Chapter Nine "Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places":...Read more...
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By Dhwty - 24.2 2017
Most people are familiar with the story of Atlantis, the legendary sunken city as described by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. Till this day, opinion is still divided as to whether this story should be understood literally or taken merely as a morality tale....Read more...
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By Nila Kamal das - 22.2 2017
On the 20th of February 2017, HH Subhag Swami Maharaj and a group of fifty enthusiastic devotees travelled to Govinda Ghosh’s residence in Agradwip. Govinda Ghosh was a close associate of Mahaprabhu as were his two brothers: Madhava and Vasudeva. The...Read more...
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By Kusha devi dasi - 17.2 2017
Devotees visiting the Holy Dhama do so with the hope of utilizing their time to diligently endeavor to attain their most noble aspirations.
In planning your trip to India, there are a few things to consider to ensure the blissful accomplishment of immense...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF
Ganga Ma on Makara-vahana
Gangapujan Dashahara or Dussehra is the "appearance day" or day that marks the descent of Mother Ganges - Ganga Ma". Throughout India this festival lasts ten days beginning on the Amavasya (dark moon night) and going through to the...Read more...
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By Gourkeshava das - 24.1 2017
While visiting places in Vrindavan one should not forget that there are 5000 different temples in this holy place related to Lord Krishna. Still you will not have time to visit all of them. You might have difficulties to decide which sites...Read more...
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