For a week, I visited the Sri Bagwan Bhajan Ashram in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. The place is very well known being the birthplace of Lord Krishna. Many pilgrims from the world over come to visit this place and nowadays the Ashram is on the touristic tour. Pilgrims do visit this Ashram where over 2000 widows are being helped. To be helped though they need to pray. They get a token every time they attend the prayer room to sing Bhajan Kritan, giving them the right to a free meal..
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Kalavathi
Kalavathi, a widow walking out of the Sri Bhajan Ashram. Like most of them, 80 %, to be precise, she came from West Bengal.
Sri Bagwan Bhajan Ashram was founded in 1914, the founder being a religious philantropist, Sri Janki Dasji Patodia. He gave all his money for the religious cause.
Apart from Vrindavan the institution has beranches in Mathura, Barsana, Gokul and Chitrakut.
The widows come everyday in 3 sessions of 4 hours each to sing Bhajan Kritan, during day time. To maintain the 24 hours continuity, Sadhus keep doing it during the night hours.
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