Seven Promises
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:19506 qmp-sg-000017 qmp-sg-000017.tif
Description: Shavetta and her husband, Rajesh Gupta, circle the fire under the mandap (wedding tent) seven times making seven promises after which they will become husband and wife. This ritual is called the Saath Phirs (Seven rounds).
Creator :
Shavetta Gupta
Date :
May 25, 2002; 2002-05-25
Summary/Description :
Shavetta and her husband, Rajesh Gupta, circle the fire under the mandap (wedding tent) seven times making seven promises after which they will become husband and wife. This ritual is called the Saath Phirs (Seven rounds).
Subject :
India; Weddings; Promises; Indian Americans (East Indian Americans)
Rights :
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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:19506 qmp-sg-000017 qmp-sg-000017.tif
Subject:
India; Weddings; Promises; Indian Americans (East Indian Americans)
India; Weddings; Promises; Indian Americans (East Indian Americans)
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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