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Women from Ma Dham, a shelter for widows in Vrindavan, India. Photo by Will Everett.
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In some parts of India, widows are seen as a curse, and cast off by friends and family. Many of them end up as beggars in Vrindavan — otherwise known as the City of Widows. Now, there's a clean, safe place for them to live.

Will Everett reports.

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Vrindavan  beggars  women    
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