This album consists of 197 photos of the city of Varanasi, situated on the banks of the Ganges. Kasi, as it was know in days of yore, is steeped in the ancient spiritual culture of India. With thousands of temples, 160 bathing ghats and a large variety of colorful religious festivals, it draws both pilgrims, [...]
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Jaipur RevistedJaipur and it’s surroundings continue to fascinate people from all over the world, who come to see the city’s beautiful culture manifest in it’s people, architecture and spiritual heritage. This is my 4th photo album on Jaipur. Each time I visit I discover more about this famous Pink City of India. |
Radha Govinda at Mangala Arotika“In Vraja’s hero, who is beyond the rules of the Vedas, whose power and heroism is glorified in many beautiful songs, who is surrounded by His dear devotees, whose chest is now yellow and anointed with kunkuma, who enjoys pastimes in a newly constructed forest cottage, who wears a splendid golden sash, and who is [...] |
Govindaji Today“I worship Govinda, the Primeval Lord, the First Progenitor Who is tending the cows, yielding all desires, in abodes built with spiritual gems, surrounded by millions of purpose-trees, always served with great reverence and affection by hundreds of thousands of laksmis or gopis.” |
Nityananda NectarToday, on the celebration of the appearance of Lord Nityananda prabhu, we visited Nityananda Vata – the place that Lord Nityananda stayed for some time when He was visiting Vrindavan, prior to Lord Caitanya’s beginning the samkirtan movement. |
Gujarat!Gujarat is one of the most prosperous states in India. It is also one of the most pious. Our Krsna consciousness movement has spread very successfully in Gujarat through the years. |
Spring FestivalVasant panchami is the first day of spring and all of Vrindavan is awash with yellow. The people wear yellow, the deities in the temples are dressed in yellow, yellow banners are flown everywhere … everywhere yellow, yellow, yellow! It’s a festive day with kirtan, parades and special deity darsans all around town. It’s also [...] |
Sri Radhe!Yesterday on parikrama we visited Uccagaon, the sacred village where Lalita sakhi lived as well as Varsana, where Srimati Radharani lived. Both places were teeming with local residents and pilgrims all happily greeting each other by calling out, “Sri Radhe!” |
Sharing My Good Fortune With YouIn Upadesamrta, Srila Rupa Goswami recommends that even if one cannot live permanently on the banks of Radha-kunda, he should at least take a bath in the lake as many times as possible. |
