Around 10 years ago, taking note of the pathetic condition of widows living in Vrindavan, the Supreme Court had asked NGO Sulabh International to look after them.
Around 100 widows living around the area gathered at Vrindavan s Kesi Ghat and lit colourful diyas to celebrate Diwali. The event, breaking social taboos, was organized by Sulabh Hope Foundation.
The Yamuna ghats in Vrindavan were lit up when over a hundred widows breaking social taboos and conventional shackles, joined Diwali festivities, Tuesday evening. In the past, Hindu widows were treated as "inauspicious" and were .