He explained the historical importance of Vrindavan and each of the salient spots that contributed toward the legend, Sri Krishna who’s the most revered and liked avatar of Maha Vishnu!
We then visited the “Bankey Bihari temple”. We went through narrow roads and reached the temple which was jam packed with pilgrims. We’d to bribe a guy to take us through the narrow lanes and the massive crowd to first deposit our footwear in a safe place.
Had a good view of Krishna - in a very happy mood as the name of the temple suggests - despite the crowd and thanks to our helper, Hari Om. After the darshan, the ladies did some shopping and we, all, had a splendid glass of orange juice each at the middle of the narrow lane.
After lunch and the afternoon session of satsang, it was time for the ‘parikrama’(circumambulation) of Vrindavan which is a distance of about 14 kms. Though a sizeable chunk of the group walked out the first 11/2 kms, we went by an autorickshaw and visited Kalindi deh and Prem Mandir. While the former was pristinely maintained in its timeless aura, the latter was a modern architectural marvel by the Kripalu Trust.
Returned to our hotel by a half past 6. Dr Jayaprakash has suggested Mini having a Dolo whenever she‘s a bout of headache, which is sadly frequenting these days. Phew!
A quiet evening thereafter!
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