Lord Krishna has given a purpose to the widows of Vrindavan to continue with their lives after being left alone in this world, says 88-year-old Gayatri Devi, for whom Janmashtami is more than a festival.
A native of Bisra in Odisha, Devi was thrown out of her home by her children 17 years back following her husband’s death.
After begging at the Banke Bihari Temple here for some years and selling incense sticks later, she finally found a home in ‘Krishna Kutir’, a 1,000-bed facility for widows inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Friday.