The Mothers as they are called in the by the Organization are widows who er expelled from their families' homes once the father died.

To start with we talked. Their stories – what happened and how the came to be alone and destitute. Always there were tears and pain and I reached a resolution: I'll focus on their beauty.

In my photographs I'll highlight the good and the happy.That will be my gift to the Mothers of Vrindavan. And that is what I have done.

They liked to be photographed. For each of them I printed out their portrait and had it framed – my gift.

I had the persisting feeling throughout the shoot that I gave them the opportunity to see themselves the way I see them, Beautiful, brave, women, coping and succeed to live a good life in spite everything.