In Vrindavan, more than 20,000 women—many of them abandoned—have come to spend their last years Amita* can barely walk. It’s past 6pm and with her dirty, crumpled white sari fluttering around her, the ...

The city of Mathura holds a profound spiritual aura, with its deep-rooted devotion to Radha-Krishna and the countless temples that dot its landscape. Vrindavan, nestled within Mathura, further ...

October 31, 2005 • Reminders of the Hindu faith are everywhere in Vrindavan — countless temples line the streets and pilgrims march in devotion. There is also stark, third-world poverty and suffering.

DOLLS’ STORY: Veena Ravi has recreated Vrindavan in 40 scenes using 3,000 dolls, covering over half of the first floor in her house The remaining 4,000 dolls in her collection have been displayed on ...

VRINDAVAN: Spiritually electrifying — even this phrase doesn’t do justice to the experience one has standing in front of Banke Bihari, the Krishna, and presiding deity of the famous Vrindavan temple.

Widows are smeared with gulal as they celebrate Holi at a temple in Vrindavan on Wednesday. (Image credit: AFP) Widows in Vrindavan celebrated Holi on Wednesday as a distinctive cultural celebration ...

Vrindavan is a major Hindu pilgrimage center and so many Hindu festivals are celebrated here with great enthusiasm. Janmashtami is the biggest festival as it is the day Lord Krishna was born. Other ...

The decision to ban movement of outside vehicles in Vrindavan on weekends has drawn mixed response from the ascetic community and residents of the temple town AGRA: The decision to ban movement of ...

The number of young Hindu widows seeking refuge in India's holy city of Vrindavan - nicknamed "the city of widows" - is rising, a study says. The study, funded by the United Nations women's ...

Heads turned at Terminal 3 in Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport as a group of 50-odd elderly women entered the lobby to board a flight to Kolkata. Even as personnel and passengers wondered ...