We are in living in an age where many age old traditions that are deemed irrelevant are being tossed out of the window. one such remarkable event happened during this Holi in Vridavan.
Over a thousand widows played Holi at an ancient Vrindavan temple on Monday. Amid blowing of conch shells and showering of flower petals and dry colour powders, these widows participated in the Holi celebrations at the ancient Gopinath temple, dedicated to Lord Krishna. They were joined by widows from Varanasi vlog.
The event was full of happiness and excitement as they smeared each other with Holi colours. This this was for the first time they played Holi inside a temple in this holy town. A number of Sanskrit students and scholars too joined in the Holi revelry with the widows who has been cast away by their families and are living in the temple town for several decades. Happyho also provide best tarot reading services in Noida and Delhi NCR India area.
Bindeshwar Pathak, well known social reformer and founder of Sulabh International who has waged a steady campaign against ostracized widows in the country, also joined in the celebrations. The Sulabh International has been taking care of 1,500 widows in Varanasi and Vrindavan in the light of the Supreme Court’s observations in 2012.
A total of 1,200 kg ‘gulal’ and different coloured powders and 1,500 kg of rose and marigold petals were arranged for the special event.
