Celebrate
Bahulastami
with the widowed mothers
of Radha Kunda.
Join us in celebrating the appearance of Srimati Radharani's most beloved Radha Kunda by supporting the beautiful widowed women who care for Sri Radha Kunda every single day.
MEET
The Widows of Radha Kunda
YOU CAN MAKE A PROFOUND IMPACT FOR
BAHLULASTAMI
Sponsor a widow of Radha Kunda for Bahulastami
With your $25 a month offering, you can transform the life of a widowed woman in Radha Kunda.
You can make a difference in the life of a widowed woman for only $25 a month. Your generous gift ensures she has daily meals, clothing, a private residence, medical care, and community support, while she continues to keep Radha Kunda beautiful every day.
SPONSOR
A WIDOWS FEAST
Sponsor a widow's feast in honor or memory of a loved one, to ask for blessings, or to celebrate a special occasion. Sponsoring a widow's feast brings joy and celebration to widows.
General Feast: $500 USD
provides for 200 widows
Maha Feast: $750 USD
provides for 200 widows with decorations & extra preps.
What's included in a feast:
All of our widows feasts include the following preparations and gifts:
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Rice
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Dhal (traditional legume soup)
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Two subji (vegetable) preps
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Veg. Paneer cheese prep
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Fried prep (pakoras or puri)
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Fried prep (pakoras or puri)
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Chutney (sauce prep)
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Sweets
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Drink
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20 Rupees
For additional requests,
please email us
at info@radharani.com
What's included in a feast:
All of our widows feasts include the following preparations and gifts:
-
Rice
-
Dhal (traditional legume soup)
-
Two subji (vegetable) preps
-
Veg. Paneer cheese prep
-
Fried prep (pakoras or puri)
-
Fried prep (pakoras or puri)
-
Chutney (sauce prep)
-
Sweets
-
Drink
-
20 Rupees
For additional requests,
please email us
at info@radharani.com
Become a Monthly Donor
Provide Daily Meals for Widows
How Your Monthly Support Helps
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Daily Hot Meals: Your donation guarantees that up to 200 widows receive nourishing meals every single day, cooked with love by the widows themselves.
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Sustained Support: With your monthly contribution, you are offering, along with meals, a sense of security, community, and spiritual sustenance.
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Ongoing Care: By providing for their daily needs, you help empower the widows to continue their service to Radha Kunda, preserving the sacred land and caring for its holy spaces.
Why Your Support Matters
The widows of Radha Kunda live without family support and face daily struggles for survival. Your support, whether through sponsoring a feast or becoming a monthly donor, ensures they have the nourishment, respect, and opportunities they deserve.
Each act of kindness—whether it’s providing a meal or offering ongoing support—creates a lasting impact on their lives, helping them live with purpose and joy. Together, we can ensure that the widows of Vrindavan are celebrated, supported, and cared for.
Join us today in making a real difference in the lives of these extraordinary women.
Become a monthly donor and help provide daily meals to the widows of Radha Kunda, supporting them year-round with hot, nourishing meals. Your consistent commitment ensures that these incredible women receive the care and dignity they deserve every day.
ACT NOW
There are over 20,000 widowed women in Vrindavan, India, lacking their most basic resources and living in the most destitute conditions. We're on a mission to empower these women, offering opportunities to serve their communities with dignity and respect and enriching lives with compassion and purpose.
Your generous monthly gift will provide:
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Sustained Care: Provides consistent essential living care, including housing, meals, clothing, medical, and all basic needs.
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Empowerment Projects: Supports initiatives that empower these women to become self-reliant and respected community members while providing support for other widowed women in more vulnerable conditions.
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Community Support: Offers strong community support for long-term well-being, including communal living, events, gatherings, and sustainable community service.
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Cultural Preservation: Helps maintain widows' dignity and cultural practices vital to their identities, and the overall cultural and spiritual environment of Vrindavan.
OUR COMMITMENT
Every dollar you commit multiplies in value through the comprehensive support systems we build around each widow. Your $20 a month brings not just basic necessities but a transformation that uplifts entire communities, offering charitable returns on investment that fundamentally change lives. The empowerment and security you provide are worth infinitely more than the monetary value of your gift.
Our commitment to you is that we will provide you with:
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Monthly proof of your contribution with our Monthly Impact Reports.
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Consistent updates on our social media pages from the field so you can see your gift in action in real time.
The invaluable opportunity to visit us and volunteer on the ground.
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Personal and timely communication with our team to answer questions and make genuine connections.
The Divine Appearance of Radha Kunda
Bahulastami marks the auspicious appearance day of Radha Kunda and Syama Kunda, the divine bathing places of Srimati Radharani and Lord Krishna in Vrindavan. Celebrated on the eighth day of the waning phase of the Damodara month, this day holds profound significance for devotees seeking the blessings of Radha and Krishna.
Bathing in Radha Kunda on Bahulastami is especially beneficial. By immersing oneself in these sacred waters, one gains the favor of Sri Radha, which in turn attracts the grace of Lord Krishna.
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After killing a bull-demon named Aristasura, Krishna approached Radharani to engage in playful loving affairs. However, She rebuked Him, stating He was impure because of committing the sin of killing a bull, the symbol of religion. She suggested that to counteract this sin, He should bathe in all the sacred rivers. Krishna then created Shyama Kunda with His toe, and all the sacred rivers came, creating this sacred bathing pool.
Krishna then told the gopis that they were impure for siding with a demon. The gopis then formed a line to the Manasi Ganga and started to fill the hole with water that was passed from one gopi to another. At some time with little result, all the sacred rivers again arrived in person and requested permission to enter Radharani's kunda, which they did after receiving Radharani's blessings.
Radha Kunda is the most sacred place in Vrindavan, surpassing even the revered forests and hills, because it is overflowing with the ambrosial nectar of love from Krishna.
krsnasyoccaih pranaya-vasatih preyasibhyo ’pi radha
kundam casya munibhir abhitas tadrg eva vyadhayi
yat presthair apy alam asulabham kim punar bhakti-bhajam
tat premedam sakrd api sarah snatur aviskaroti
“Of the many objects of favoured delight and of all the lovable damsels of Vrajabhumi, Srimati Radharani is certainly the most treasured object of Krishna’s love. And, in every respect, Her divine kunda is described by great sages as similarly dear to Him. Undoubtedly Radha-kunda is rarely attained even by the great devotees; therefore it is even more difficult for ordinary devotees to attain. If one simply bathes once within those holy waters, one’s pure love of Krishna is fully aroused.” – The Nectar of Instruction verse 11
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Simakumar
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C. John Gardiner
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Hannah Rose
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Jugal Krishna Das
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Brajasundari
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Srimati Devi Dasi
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Subodh Sangar
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Indu Blum
Hare Krishna, please know that, I am very grateful to be able to do this service. It is an honor and a privilege to serve you
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About Us
RadhaSeva is a devoted non-profit charitable organization committed to the empowerment of widows and the vibrant local Brajavasi community in Vrindavan, India. Our mission is to protect and preserve the sacred land and its rich history while uplifting and nourishing the well-being of its inhabitants, ensuring a sustainable and thriving future for all.
RADHA SEVA
RadhaSeva Inc. A USA 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit. Tax-Exempt EIN 85-3203982 RadhaSeva is a dual-qualified charity in USA and India with Padma Charitable Trust..
This service is dedicated to and in honor of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada and his International Society for Krishna Consciousness