Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni, Clip 7: Sri Ganesha Chaturthi: an annual nine-day celebration

Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni

Date: Time Period: 1970 - 2010; 2010-08-03; Interview recorded: August 3 2010 Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity. Dimension: Total running time: 0:02:24

Creator: Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt Identifier: aql:20625 hansa_muni_clip7

Description: Sri Ganesha Chaturthi is an annual nine-day celebration to honor Ganesh which takes place in September. Hundreds of devotees attend and there is singing, dancing, and music. A statue of Ganesh is placed in a chariot which circles around the Temple and through the neighborhood. Although the chariot is moved by a motor, the devotees hold on to ropes attached to it as though they are pulling it. During the procession, Indian business owners make offerings as the chariot passes.

Title : Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni, Clip 7: Sri Ganesha Chaturthi: an annual nine-day celebration

Collection : aql:20455; aql:20665

Creator : Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt

Date : Time Period: 1970 - 2010; 2010-08-03; Interview recorded: August 3 2010

Summary/Description : Sri Ganesha Chaturthi is an annual nine-day celebration to honor Ganesh which takes place in September. Hundreds of devotees attend and there is singing, dancing, and music. A statue of Ganesh is placed in a chariot which circles around the Temple and through the neighborhood. Although the chariot is moved by a motor, the devotees hold on to ropes attached to it as though they are pulling it. During the procession, Indian business owners make offerings as the chariot passes.

Subject : Hindus; Hinduism; Hindu gods; Religious gatherings; Festivals; Ganesa (Hindu deity); Hindu Temple Society of North America, NY

Relation : Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni

Rights : This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Flushing, Queens, NY Flushing (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity.; Total running time: 0:02:24

Identifier : aql:20625 hansa_muni_clip7