{"id":47667,"date":"2026-04-14T11:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=47667"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:46:37","slug":"shri-banke-bihari-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/shri-banke-bihari-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Bankey Bihari Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bankey Bihari Temple Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme Court recently made it clear that it would not make &#8220;any structural changes&#8221; to the present arrangement with regard to religious practices at the famous Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bankey Bihari Temple<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Hindu temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dedicated to <\/span><b>Lord Krishna.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the holy <\/span><b>city of Vrindavan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the <\/span><b>Mathura District of Uttar Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u2018Banke\u2019 means ben<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t, and \u2018<\/span><b>Bihari<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 refers to Vihari, or <\/span><b>enjoyer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this temple, the <\/span><b>primary deity <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is presented in the &#8216;t<\/span><b>ribhanga&#8217; posture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, gracefully <\/span><b>tilted at three angles.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This <\/span><b>distinctive pos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e, where <\/span><b>Lord Krishna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is bent at three places, <\/span><b>earns Him the beloved name &#8220;Banke.&#8221;<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established by Swami Haridas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><b>guru of the famous singer Tansen.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is one of the highly regarded shrines, and is <\/span><b>one out of the seven temples of \u2018Thakur of Vrindavan\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, along with Shri Govind Dev Ji, Sri Radhavallabh Ji, and four others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>present temple complex <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">housing \u2018Banke Bihari\u2019 was <\/span><b>constructed in 1864<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is a unique example of Indian craftsmanship.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Architecture <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the temple is <\/span><b>influenced by the Rajasthani style,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with arches and pillars adding to its magnificence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this temple, from the walls to the ceiling, the <\/span><b>pictures of the deities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been <\/span><b>painted through oil paintings.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One <\/span><b>unique feature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Banke Bihari temple is that there are <\/span><b>no bells or conchs on the premises.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>In the freedom strugg<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">le, this temple was the <\/span><b>main center of revolutionary activities; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from here, the <\/span><b>revolutionary newspaper \u201cBundelkhand Kesari\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was published secretly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/india\/there-will-be-no-changes-to-present-arrangements-at-vrindavans-bankey-bihari-temple-sc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bankey Bihari Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna in the holy city of Vrindavan in the Mathura District of Uttar Pradesh. 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