The City of Widows in India | METROPOLIS

Vrindavan in India is also called the "city of widows. Here you can go as an old woman if no one wants to take care of you or if you are disowned and disinherited. By now there are about 25,000 widows.
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© HUMAN - This video is produced as part of the series Metropolis in 2021.