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Indian Bride and Groom

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Shavetta Gupta
Date: May 25, 2002; 2002-05-25 Material: Color photograph Dimension: 5 x 7 inches; 400 dpi
Creator: Shavetta Gupta Identifier: aql:19477 qmp-sg-000019 qmp-sg-000019.tif

Description: The bride and groom, Rajesh and Shavetta Gupta, pose while showing off their jaimalas (handstitched floral garlands) and heavily embroidered wedding clothes. The bride is wearing a lehenga, a traditional Indian outfit consisting of an embroidered top and a matching skirt.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:19559

Creator : Shavetta Gupta

Date : May 25, 2002; 2002-05-25

Summary/Description : The bride and groom, Rajesh and Shavetta Gupta, pose while showing off their jaimalas (handstitched floral garlands) and heavily embroidered wedding clothes. The bride is wearing a lehenga, a traditional Indian outfit consisting of an embroidered top and a matching skirt.

Subject : India; Marriage; Weddings; Indian Americans (East Indian Americans)

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

Type : Color photograph

Format : Color photograph; 5 x 7 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:19477 qmp-sg-000019 qmp-sg-000019.tif

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Subject:
India; Marriage; Weddings; Indian Americans (East Indian Americans)
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