A Tour of Fascinating Vrindavan, India: Where Krishna Lived
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Walking around the strange spiritual town of Vrindavan, India on the Yamuna River, where Krishna apparently lived and where the main ISKON (Hare Krishna) temple is located.
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A Tour of Fascinating Vrindavan, India: Where Krishna Lived
Glad you got to visit Vrindavana! Too bad you didn't have someone who could show you the sacred sites! It's much more meaningful to know the holy places where Lord Krishna had His pastimes. The old lady who passed you said, "Radhe Radhe" that is the typical greeting in Vrindavan, it is the name of Srimati Radharani the consort of Lord Krishna. She is considered the Queen of Vrindavan, and it is a beautiful way the Vrajavasis honor Her. Also the Hare Krishna movement is not new, it is Lord Chaitanya's movement that was started in the 1400's. But yes, in it's ISKCON form it was incorporated as an official organization in 1966.
Haribol!! Jai😄🥰i too am an ISKCON devotee
Who's come in mathura vrindavan contact me i live at mathura
Radhe Radhe!
@@shobhamourya8396 Radhe Radhe
What an absolutely fascinating place. Loving these India videos and being educated in the process! 👍🏻🇮🇳
Yes where are you from
Something about you and India, always love the vids!
Your videos make me feel like if I’m there walking through the streets! Amazing as always and quality of footage is getting better!!!! Keep them coming
Awesome, glad to hear it, thanks.
13:44 that door is amazing! Another great video of India, and a real eye opener. 😊
@ 12:22 she was greeting u with "Radhe Radhe" which is the name of krishna's lady love.
In india mostly in north india many people use radhe radhe, jai shree ram, ram ram etc to greet this all r god's name
Good to know, thanks. I didn't realize she was talking to me, thought she was talking to her friend.
Gabriel Traveler now i can sleep in peace 😂😂😂😂 got your reply 😆😆😆😂😂😉
Btw do come in Delhi specially now in winters 😆😆😆😂😂.
they were talking to herself
@@pankajmaliknewdelhi Hare Krishna
Gabriel, I am glad you visited Vrindavana, which I have visited so many times since my first trip in 1987. But with a little more research and preparation before going there, you could have shown so many more interesting places, temples and culture, besides just walking down the lanes of the town. Even though that can also be fun, which I also like doing, there are some very important temples that you missed, which could have been included if you knew about them. I have also made many videos about India, but when I travel there, I always do my research for every place I go. And I've been to Vrindavana so often that I have hundreds of photos of the more important temples that many pilgrims, at least the Krishna bhaktas, spend their lives planning to visit for their significance. Some of them I have put into video format on youtube. Nonetheless, it was still fun to see a newcomer like yourself visit Vrindavana and see the impressions that it made on you. Jai Sri Krishna.
Loveee!!! ❤️✨ brings back memories! It's going to be almost a year when I went to India for the first time and stood in Vrindavan! It's a special place.
I am an Indian from south end Kerala , I haven’t seen these places but now I can see through your videos, it’s so beautiful and feels like my foot there. 👍 awesome.
Go to Vrindavan in the month of Kartik.
Ajith Kumar . Come dear from Karnataka hubbli
Ajith Kumar u wasting ur time u mean u from India an u have been there I from Trinidad an I have been there..
Be carful. They demand money the name widows. God 😇🙏👼 knows whether money really reach to widows or some where else.
Nice video Gabriel! I've been to Vrindavan several times and have stayed at the ISKCON (not ISKON) ashram but I'm from New York and as far as I know photography is allowed in the temple. I subscribed and enjoy your travels.
Fyi, Krishna was born in a prison in mathura. Vrindavan was his childhood home. Then he moved to nandgaon.
Gokul and Nandggaon are His childhood homes. Vrindavan is where He played most of his pastimes.
Krishna is mysterious. Sadhus explain Krishna was born in two places simultaneously. In Mathura as Devaki-Krishna and at the same time in Vrindavan as Yasodas son. When Vasudeva brought Devaki-Krishna to Vrindavan He merged with Yasoda_Krishna. In that way it is correct to say Vrindavan is Krishnas birthplace...
Atmavan Dasa have lived in india whole life grown up in strict vaishnavism brahmin family heard all the stories of Krishna growing up from my grandparents and parents read all the Scriptures but never heard your story Krishna born being born two at a time.
What Atmavan Dasa says is true according to many many Vaisnavas in Vrindavan.
It depends on who you hear from. Not just present day Vaisnavas but can read the Sarartha Darsini commentary on Srimad Bhagavatam by Srila Visvanath Chakravarthi Thakur who lived a few hundred years ago
Yes but when Krishna grow up there it was a forest of Tulsi trees not a ghetto.
That place looks like a photographer's dream. So many faces, colors, buildings, random animals wondering about, and wheels of all kinds. So cool. Great work Gabriel. Cheers.
When working for an international airline I travelled all over the world. I really missed out avoiding India. Their history, religion, the ancient writings and vedic astrology is fascinating to me now. Wherever you see oppressed living conditions is due to corruption a lot higher up.
Thanks for showing the complete map of India 🇮🇳
nakul garg h 😀
That's the right one eh? Cool, I was hoping it was.
nakul garg purane vedio dekho or pdo is toor k
the advantage of bein a guy walking alone in the streets of india from dawn to dusk--safer and more carefree--u're really BLESSED having such opportunity to enjoy all these!! 😘
..awesome video--indians' walk of life..amlovinMUCH all!💛
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Hi gab, good day mate, thanks for this video , truely amazing , i am also a ISKCON devotee and live in Australia. I have some nice memories there. May lord Krishna bless you. In your previous lives you were born in India and you have deep connection with this place and thats for sure.
Peace and love
My heart is where krishna was born.
Janmashtami is comming and my birthday too❤️
I hope u achieve HUGE recognition for the travellings u do around the world
No one is near ur level among world travellers
Really love these videos of India, I could almost wish you would stay there and just keep making them!
Marina Vickers please visit ever india
I loved this video. India is my favourite place You don’t just go to India you go to experience life itself. 😀🇲🇽🙏🏻
Cool, guy. Thanks for the look. I was there in '72 and '93. A very special place. The "trancendentlal village". You try to see all of it (and it's not very big) but somehow it keeps going on and on and you can never see every temple, every lane.
Hey Gabriel, thanks for sharing. Loved it!
Wonderful video. Just to clarify -- the Hare Krishna movement as we know it began 500 years ago, its precepts coming from scriptures that are at least 5000 years old.
Thanks. I was referring to the modern Hare Krishna movement, otherwise known as ISKCON, which was founded in 1966: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness
Haribol! I am planning a trip to India and Vrindavan and am watching all your videos. Thank you for this service
Sir, what an amazing video, u tried to capture the true essence of Vrindavan. Respect from india 🙏
Vrindavan dham is a very holy place. You are blessed to have been able to visit!
Hare Krishna devotees follow and read Bhagavad Gita book which contains the teachings of Krishna to Arjuna about 5000 years ago before the battle of Mahabharat which did happen about 5000 years ago in India.Before the battle of Mahabharat, Krishna was a chariot rider for Arjuna(mortal human being).Krishna himself was mortal human being but an avatar of god.When the battle was about to begin Arjuna was in despair and dilemma that he had to fight/kill his former master and his cousins who were his enemies.He was not sure whether to fight the war or not.At that point Krishna had conversation to Arjuna , giving him advice on principles of life,how to become good person and so on(it was a lenghty conversation ) which is written in Bhagavad Gita.Hare Krishna devotees follows these principles and guidelines given by Krishna to Arjuna.The war commences and at the end of the war Krishna dies too.
Prabhupada the founder of Hare Krishna(ISCKON) went to American in 1965 to popularise these teachings of Krishna to west and how to be happy by chanting Hare krishna and the rest is history.
Good stuff, thanks for the in-depth explanation.
If you can get the copy of Bhagavad Gita , read it.Its amazing.It teaches how to live a happy life etc.
@David Gurung @Gabriel Traveler Actually BhagwatGita and Ramayana come under category of Itihassa or loosely termed as Historical spiritual texts. Since both of these texts are understandable and are in lucid language, these are popular among conman masses and usually you will find these a copy in a Hindu Home. The actual spirttual text is really vast and may take even more than a lifetime to read . Here is the small view : factmuseum.com/hindu-religious-and-spiritual-texts/ so you can see lot of readings in Hinduism .Basically, it is evolved thousands of years and so huge cornucopia & collection of philosophies and spiritual stuff.
Brother hare krishna and krishna both are same.
In hare krishna, "hare" is just like "hey" as you use to say "hey god" its just like that we say hare krishna.
Krishna is the name of god and hare is just like hey
@@rohitchandra9769 NOPE
Hi Gabriel , nice seeing you their at Vrindavan , you should go to Prem Temple , which is near to IsKon . Do visit that place in evening at 5 pm IST , and stay there for 3-4 hours , hope you will find this most interesting (as the only love temple in whole world )and in vrindavan !!
thank you for taking us to ranganathji temple ive been there myself quite amazing 13:00
It's nice to see that the monkeys, dogs, cows and pigs get along so well. In the west not so much especially when they are of human descent. You were pretty tickled when that little monkey grabbed your attention.
thanks for uploading my love`s hometown....
Its very peacefull & holly video, I like this so much
Thanks.
Welcome to India
Yuvraj Singh ..nice place indeed I have been there
Vrindavan has changed alot. I was there month ago it's quite developing fast
Love watching videos you make in India..never gets boring :) great work
You can try visiting BARSANA, Nand gaon and govardhan as well. All these places fall in the braj circuit and are all religious places where lord krishna lived.
Yes, you are correct. Barsana and Gokul are beautiful. The Braj or Bruj circuit is one of the most interesting areas in the world that gets very, very few foreign visitors. Its a route that has capitvated historians, scholars, and bhaktis for centuries and remains one of the great mysterious secrets that exists on our fine and endangered planet. Radhe Radhe!
elrito1 I am from the same state of Uttar Pradesh, from the eastern city of gorakhpur near the Himalayas. Visited the braj circuit in the monsoon season about 6 years ago and it was the best trip ever. Like you said, Barely visited by tourists and travellers alike but the braj region along with the avadh region and the area around varanasi is the soul of this particular state. The best streetfood and the countryside is just the best. It is here that the bhakti movement started around 1500. While the cities in this region have been continuously inhabited since 1000 BC. You won't find old temples in north india but will find ancient viharas and stupas because northern india was buddhist for about 1000 odd years.
Thanks for your kind response. Uttar Pradesh could be considered the soul of India and these places that you mention would be the heart of that soul. Also, Chitrakoot is along a similar vein. There is something out of time and place with these regions and I find that words will probably fail my attempts to describe my experiences in these areas and India in general. I will say that my life as been forever touched by the kindness, generosity and brilliant insights from so many Indians that I have met in my travels. Wishing you and your family peace and goodness.
elrito1 I am so happy that you had such positive experiences here in india and were able to see what india truly is. I wish you were able to visit this area in 400 ad or something when there was no filth on the streets and the rivers were clean. The forests were full of life and when two great ideas (buddhism and hinduism) coexisted and flourished. Society was a lot more liberal, nudity accepted and beef easily consumed. Perhaps we both weren't able to see india at her zenith but believe me this particular area has inspired the world in many ways and while it may appear filthy now, that won't take away the history and glory of this beautiful land.
thank you for this one, Gabriel ... I love to see the places where tourists do not go ...
Another great video. Thanks Gabe!
Thanks for sharing.
I see Gabe's new video, I click before I blink.
Peace and devotion live here so I like this much
Hi Gabriel it seems you have become an unpaid ambassador of Indian tourism. Your videos are very nice and despite of being an Indian at times I too get educated about Indian places. Once again the background music is awesome and there's a proper ending to the video this time.
there is a lot more in Vrindavan and maybe next time you get a chance to see and experience it.
Do Go To Prem Mandir ... Its Truly A Delight
I was number 108 on likes
Steffan Rundquist and no one gives a damn
Lucky Person:)
@@itsrainingcatsanddogs That # means something
@@hinchman101 still nobody gives a damn
@@itsrainingcatsanddogs I do, and that's good stuff. Worry less about others you are the goal. Others are just blades of grass in the fields. Hare Krishna 🙏🏿🥀💐🌹🙏🏿🕉
Nice job rebel, super shots. Stay safe my friend, Thanks
Another great video from Gabriel Traveller.
Loved it!
Welcome to Vrindavan! Glad you were able to visit!
If you ever stop by, we are an American run production studio here in Vrindavan for the Devotees :). Also Vrindavan activists, because as you could probably tell, Vrindavan is a chaotic place in some areas!
I see, cool.
Nice video Gabe.
Thank you for this! Did you chant Hare Krishna while you were there?
Another one of your wonderfully insightful videos which portrays a real sense of place. Many thanks.
You came to vrindavan and didn't go to bake bihaari temple , prem mandir and vaishno devi what???
Tumlog pehle waha saaf safai toh rakho bhai.. Itni gandagi Hai.. UP wale jaha bhi jaate Hai Ganda karte Hai.. Nahi toh Nahi 10 ghar ke log milke apne ghar ke aas paas ka area hi saaf rakho aur sadak.. Aise sab saaf ho jaaega..
That place holy an very peaceful beautiful place indeed I have been there is nice.
The Krishnas talk about Vrindavan alot but this is my first time seeing the city like this. Thanks for the tour.
Look's like not much has changed in this place since Krishna lived there...
Yes lord krishna kept vaibhav ( his trigun mayi maya) out of the vrindavan
People came n pollute dis place
excellent...!! i want to be there in Vrindavan!!!
!!!thankyou gabriel for showing vrindavan!!!
Proud citizen of India ....
I am really enjoying your shared experiences, I am planing a trip as well and this has been such a great tutorial. I love how you explain your self through out the films, thank you for sharing!
Excellent video 🌝
Vrindavan widows.
This place has a setup for the states widows. They are supported and sing religious hyms.
Widows from other states are moving in.
Krishna devotee have always been there ..but Hare Krishna' s are the followers of shri Sheela prabhupada teachings. There are many Krishna gurus with followers accross country but the Hare Krishna has huge following across the world due to Sheela prabhupada spreading his teachings in late 90's and opening many temples accross the world.
In the Krishna Balaram temple (Hare Krishna) you went to there is a travel agent, restaurant and shops so you could easily arrange for an English speaking tour guide to take you around Vrindavan and even Jaipur and Mathura and Barsana. There is a medical camp in Barsana every February if you was to participate in some bhakti yoga :) Hare Krishna. Thanks for the lovely video. Just got back from Vrindavan myself so brought back nice memories :)
Hi Gabriel you travel lot of places around the world which places is your favourite where you want to go again n again
Impressive!! Id love to go there,!!
Don't go alone. Go with few friends and family..
Great film gabe are you still in rajasthan we were there a couple of years ago stayed in udiphur for six weeks beautiful people and lake palace safe travels ✌️
Lovely vedio 👍 at 12:28 Women were chanting (praying) Radhe-Radhe (God's Name). She was his wife I think.
Pankaj Malik nope she wasn't her wife, rukmani ji was
Correct. Krishna spent her childhood and youthe here with Radha. She was his beloved Gopi. Radha;s unconditional love for Krishna and vice versa earn place in all temples. So Radha spirtually defines unconditional lvoe and thats why Radhe Radhe greeting means greeting and showing spreading unconditional love for Krishna as a devotee.Beautiful comparaion as per wikipedia The Radha-Krishna and Sita-Rama pairs represent two different personality sets, two perspectives on dharma and lifestyles, both cherished in the way of life called Hinduism. Sita is traditionally wedded, dedicated, and virtuous wife of Rama, an introspective temperate paragon of a serious, virtuous man. Radha is sensuous unmarried clandestine lover of Krishna, an extrovert polyamorous playful adventurer.Radha and Sita offer two competing templates within the Hindu tradition. If "Sita is a queen, aware of her social responsibilities", states Pauwels, then "Radha is exclusively focused on her romantic relationship with her lover", giving two contrasting role models from two ends of the moral universe. Yet they share common elements as well. Both love their man and their lives, both face life challenges, both are committed to their true love and both have been influential, adored and beloved goddesses in the Hindu culture . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radha
HARSH PARASHAR shi h, tnx, not good at mythology.
Outstanding Video!
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAM HARE RAM RAM RAM HARE HARE...🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hare krsna movement started officinally with Lord Chaitanya in 1500's in Jaggunath Puri, but actually this movement started LONG ago with Sukdev Goswami and only the Maha Mantra became the essence of this movement with Lord Chaitanya's appearance and deliverance of the whole world if one simply chants the holy name of god (Harinam) and performs sankirtan (congregational chanting/singing) for liberation from the four-fold miseries of material life_ birth, old age, disease, and death... repeatedly.
cool video man . nicely done!
I guess she said "Radhe Radhe" @12:15 . Its a chant people greet everyone including strangers with in Krishna towns like Gokul, Mathura, Vrindavan. She's a Hindu goddess also lover and most respected companion of lord Krishna.
perfect perfect thanks for this video
Like the way you travel, you explore each and every thing in a best way , love your videos.
I have been to vrindavan. that place is magical. hare Krishna.
Stop and ask someone about Krishna. Dont be silly and say silly things. Hare Krishna 🙏🏿🥀🌹💐🙏🏿🕉
Hey Gab! Are you spiritual? Or Do you follow christianity or hinduism?
Nice bro when u coming delhi lets meet
Hare Krishna Prabhu, ISKCON is from sampradaya of Brahma Mahdava, one of four that traces back to Krishna some 5000 years plus ago.
2 weeks ago i was in vrindavan
Prabhupada bought Gaudiya Vaishnavism to the west. Gaudiya Vaishnavism was started by Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu 500 years ago. His disciples uncovered Vrindavan on Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's order. Before those disciples, Vrindavan was a small village. They uncovered all the holy places which had been forgetten from the past 4500 years.
Eternal knowledge
Superb... Welcome to krishna's land
Thnx Buddy For Explore Vrindavan Also Thnx For Came India
I visited vridavan around 10 years back, the ISKON temple you visited was known as "aungrez o ka temple" (englishman's temple)
Very nice vedio.Jai Shree Krishna
Beautiful place
Old building is Govinda ji mandir... oldest temple in Vrindavan... built when there was only forest around... .why didn't you ask where you were.. Indians are extremely friendly......
Hey Gabe...how are you??Finally you are back to India....Gabe iam actually planning to EBC(Everest BaseCamp) in the coming April.I know you went to EBC not ABC,but anyways can u give me some suggestions regarding the Routes,stay,budget and some stuff.If anyone interested to Join the Journey pls let me know.It would be fun with a companion. And Gabe do you have any plan for EBC?
Krishna Conciousness was not "invented" on the 20th Century, it was established long time ago near year 500 by Sri Krishna's Avatar Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and its Associates and "exported" into Wetern Countries by His Grace Sril Prabhupada on the 20thn Century
I never said that Krishna Consciousness was invented in the 20th century, I said that the Hare Krishna movement associated with Prabhupad came about in the 20th century.
at 3:34 or little more
Yes, I said: "Hare Krishna is a sect invented in the 20th century". I was referring to the Hare Krishna religious sect. And after that I specifically said that Krishna the god and Krishna worshipers have been around for thousands of years. Perhaps listen to what I was saying again. I was making a distinction between the 20th century Hare Krishna movement and Krishna the god, who has been revered by Hindu worshipers for a very long time.
Sankirtana movement was initiated by his holiness sri krisna chaitanya, iskon was initiated by his holiness sri la prabupad
Loved watching it.
Saw a group of Hare Krishna on Juhu beach years ago. Locals didn't know what to make of them.
Great music Gabriel. Would love to see you show some live footage. Is there any nightlife and bars with music? The sitar is so dope.
I'll definitely try to catch some live music before I leave India. The sitar is indeed awesome.
thnx for sharing buddy....nice shoot
Great, thanks.
Hi again Gabriel!
A couple of unrelated questions for you.
First of all, is there any particular reason you don’t have a drone? You visit some places that would be fantastic to see from above.
Secondly, if cattle are considered sacred in most of India, and therefore not slaughtered, why are there so many, or are they simply “Ferrell” so to speak? Are they owned by individuals? Are they milked?
I wouldn't want to travel with a drone myself because for one there isn't much room left in my backpack and it's one more thing to stuff into it as well as try not to break, but also they're illegal in certain countries or certain areas. So it's more trouble than it's worth in my opinion, though I agree there are some places where the shots would be awesome.
I'm not exactly sure what the situation is with the cows, but I think mostly they're free-roaming cows that hang out and don't belong to anyone. Perhaps some of them are milked by local people but I'm sure that commercial milking must involve cows on a farm somewhere, not the ones hanging out on the street eating garbage. I hope!
Those sweets look delicious 🤤
Your video is too good please make more video of Vriandavan, hare Krishna
Very highest population of monkeys 🐒🐵 in vrindavan love ❤ from INDIA Chhattisgarh state. 🐄🐃🐂Cows and bulls is the holy animals of INDIA 🇮🇳 that's why we can't eat beep.
First and 360squad.😂😂😂😎