Global development, Hinduism, India, Religion, Society, South and Central Asia, Widows, Women, Women's rights and gender equality
Solace and sisterhood: the Indian holy city where ostracised widows find a new home – in pictures
Women from all over West Bengal and beyond travel to Vrindavan for a life of prayer, many having suffered abuse, stigma and abandonment by families who see them as cursed. Up to 20,000 widows – nearly 20% of the city’s population – have found refuge in ashrams and shelters that have sprung up to support them
- Words and photographs by Rana Pandey
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