Hindu Priest at Mundan Ceremony

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Shavetta Gupta

Date: October 3, 2008; 2008-10-03 Material: Color photograph Dimension: 4 x 6 inches; 400 dpi

Creator: Shavetta Gupta Identifier: aql:19488 qmp-sg-000026 qmp-sg-000026.tif

Description: The Hindu priest and Romi Gupta are shown together at the temple. The priest is giving Romi an apple to calm him down as he was crying during the Mundan ceremony (hair cutting ceremony).

Title : Hindu Priest at Mundan Ceremony

Collection : aql:20455; aql:19559

Creator : Shavetta Gupta

Date : October 3, 2008; 2008-10-03

Summary/Description : The Hindu priest and Romi Gupta are shown together at the temple. The priest is giving Romi an apple to calm him down as he was crying during the Mundan ceremony (hair cutting ceremony).

Subject : Hindu temples; Boys; Rites and ceremonies; Culture; Indian Americans (East Indian Americans)

Relation : Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Shavetta Gupta

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Astoria, Queens, NY Astoria (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Color photograph

Format : Color photograph; 4 x 6 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:19488 qmp-sg-000026 qmp-sg-000026.tif