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I am an intrepid traveller. Travelling has been my passion since school days. Hailing from the steel city of Rourkela in Odisha, I always had an opportunity to plan out my holidays with my family to exotic destinations that are rich in history and heritage in India. Looking back, I have also taken up trekking in Chauragarh hills of Pachmarhi, Shatrunjaya Hills of Palitana, Vaishno Devi or the Muktinath temple in Mustang Valley in Nepal and Lalang Waterfall in rainforests of Tioman Island in Malaysia. I have penned down the Odisha destinations in Pick2Move-India Travel planner brought out by Sampan Media Limited, New Delhi. I have compiled a travelogue themed- “Journeys across India” published by Best Books, Kolkata. I generally take up travel to pen down travelogues, know the art and craft of the faraway lands and of course, I do travel reporting for leading English dailies of India.

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Thursday 16 October 2014

Spectacular shrines of Vrindavan


Spectacular shrines of Vrindavan
 
Ranganath Temple  
Banke Bihari Temple
 
The temple town of Vrindavan, synonymous with Radha and Lord Krishna, has a wide range of fabulous shrines and the popular ones being Shri Ranganath temple, Gopeshwar temple and Banke Bihari. 
 
Katyayani Temple
 
Katyayani Peeth in the hub of the town is regarded as the Shakti Peeth and is dedicated to Parvati. 
 
Garor Stambh at Ranganath Temple
 
Ranganath temple has the Garor Stambh- a huge pillar made of gold.
 
Vanshi Vat 
The great banyan tree at Vanshi Vat
 
One should not miss out on Vanshi Vat where Lord Krishna had performed Maha Raas along with Radha and Gopis. 

PREM MANDIR 
 
Prem Mandir
 
An outstanding architectural masterpiece is Prem Mandir on Maat Road. 
Interiors of Prem Mandir
Entrance of Prem Mandir

Also called Shyama Shyam, the exquisitely carved marble shrine adorning Radha and Lord Krishna has been the creation of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishad. 
 
Portraits of Hindu reformers
 
The two-tiered shrine flaunting chandeliers and colourful lighting facilities on the inner walls provides interesting portraits of reformers of Hindu religion like Shankaracharya, Ramanjua, Madhavacharya, Kripalu, Lalita Avatar.

SHRI KRISHNA BALARAM TEMPLE
 
Shri Krishna Balaram Temple
 
For those interested to gather info about the teachings of Lord Chaitanya Mahprabhu, Shri Krishna Balaram temple is the best place to visit. One can get to have glimpses of the journey of Sreela Prabhupada in New York way back in 1965 to build international temples and establish Krishna consciousness. Prabhupada took Bhakti movement to the world.

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