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Known as the home of thousands of widows, here are the facts about Vrindavan |
Known as the home of thousands of widows, here are the facts about Vrindavan
Vrindavan is the name of a city located in the Madura district of the northern state of North India prades on the west bank of the yamuna river or about 50 km south of the city of Delhi, this city is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Krishna who in Hindu tradition is considered as an incarnation of darkness of Lord Vishnu as well as the embodiment of love in this city.
Lord Krishna went through childhood until he grew into a teenager and Experiencing various spiritual events once this city was filled with dense forests but over time the forest area began to thin due to urbanization and development projects as the city became the birthplace of a figure who was sanctified in Hinduism Vrindavan became one of the sanctified cities even today Vrindavan is not only used as a place for worship processes but also as a place of learning for self-purification.
Therefore, Most of the people who come to this city are those who want to leave a life attached to worldly affairs, besides being known as a holy place, a place where people perform worship and learn about self-purification, Vrindavan is also known as the City of widows This is because of the large number of widows who moved to the city of Vrindavan and the surrounding area after they lost their husbands, it is estimated that there are around 15,000 to 20,000 widows inhabiting this area.
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Known as the home of thousands of widows, here are the facts about Vrindavan |
No one can explain the reasons that encourage widows all over India, especially from Bengal, to come to Vrindavan, but in general, widows who come to Vrindavan are pilgrims who intend to spend the rest of their lives. However, many of them also come to Vrindavan because they run away from home, even some of them are deliberately abandoned by their sons or daughters-in-law because they are no longer wanted.
Over the years, Vrindavan has become a magnet for these women, the city is filled with gloomy guest houses, shelters and cramped places, Where poor and abandoned widows come to try to make a living until they meet their deaths, despite their advanced age, many of them cook food, clean their own clothes and utensils, but luckily in the last 3 years several charities started operating in the city The Great Tomb of India ordered the government and civil bodies to improve the lives of such widows in Vrindavan and it is known that India has about 40 million widows who make up about 10% of the country's female population.