Adhering to COVID-19 norms has been made mandatory for devotees visiting temples in Brijbhumi amid rising coronavirus cases, officials said on Saturday. Nobody would be allowed to enter any temple of Mathura, Vrindavan, Goverdhan, Barsana and other areas without wearing a face mask and maintaining required distance, District Magistrate Navneet Singh Chahal said. Parikrama for devotees at Dwarkadhish temple has …
Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival, widows living in the Sulabh International-run ashrams in Vrindavan will send special Vrindavan-themed masks instead of 'Rakhis to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom they fondly call "Bhaiyya" or brother. "The ongoing coronavirus crisis disheartened these widows but it didn't shatter their spirits, so they started preparing Rakhis and special Vrindavan-themed masks for Modiji. Some …