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Over 1,000 Vrindavan widows celebrate Diwali, burst crackers

Vrindavan: Over a thousand widows of Meerasahabhagni Ashram here, most of them fragile and in their 70s, today began Dewali festivities after the dusk by bursting crackers and lighting earthen lamps.After celebrating Holi, participating in

PTI Updated on: October 31, 2013 23:39 IST


Earlier in the day, they designed 'rangoli' and later went for shopping near ISKON temple, picking up shawls and sarees of their choice from the market to match the festive occasion.

It was a rare sight to see these widows play with 'phooljhari' and crackers.

To kindle happiness in their twilight years, Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak had come up with the idea of organising the festival of lights for them.

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