Dharmendra Kumar

Amid the blowing of conch shells and a sprinkling of color, a thousand "Vrindavan Widows" played Holi first time inside any temple in Vrindavan in a marked departure from age-old tradition. It is for the first time a Holi celebration was organized at the ancient Gopinath Temple of Lord Krishna in which around a thousand widows from Vrindavan and Varanasi splashed color at each other. The widows were highly excited as the first time they played Holi inside any temple, marking their further social assimilation. (Photo: SamacharXpress.com)