The widows of Vrindavan played Holi here for the sixth consecutive year breaking a tradition that forced them to lead the life of a recluse.
It was a riot of colours as hundreds of women clad in spotless white sarees came out of the ashrams to sprinkle colours and gulal on each other in the revered temple.
They also prepared herbal gulal, which lies filled in 11 earthen pots waiting to be handed over to the authorities at the Prime Minister’s residence in New Delhi said Madan Jha, spokesperson for Sulabh International – the organisation that organised Holi for these widows.
Five widows from Vrindavan will reach Delhi along with the earthen pots containing herbal gulal and choicest sweets meant for their ‘brother’ – Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“We accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as our brother and we have arranged special gulal for him this year,” stated one of the widows.
