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P. Ramaswamy and Radhika Mohan, Clip 8: Participating in 9 day Sri Ganesha Chaturthi festival

Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: P. Ramaswamy and Radhika Mohan
Date: Time Period: 1970 - 2011; 2010-07-07; Interview recorded: September 7 2010 Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Hindenburg. Dimension: Total running time: 0:02:47
Creator: P. Ramaswamy and Radhika Mohan interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt Identifier: aql:20635 mohan_radika_clip8

Description: Mrs. Mohan states that the devotees consider sound vibrations from the mantras important because they bring life to new statues of deities. This sound sound energy is produced during the 9 day festival, Sri Ganesha Chaturthi. The festival is very social and there are many ways to volunteer during it.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:20673

Creator : P. Ramaswamy and Radhika Mohan interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt

Date : Time Period: 1970 - 2011; 2010-07-07; Interview recorded: September 7 2010

Summary/Description : Mrs. Mohan states that the devotees consider sound vibrations from the mantras important because they bring life to new statues of deities. This sound sound energy is produced during the 9 day festival, Sri Ganesha Chaturthi. The festival is very social and there are many ways to volunteer during it.

Subject : Hinduism; Hindu gods; Festivals; Religious gatherings; Hindu Temple Society of North America, NY

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

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Hindenburg.; Total running time: 0:02:47

Identifier : aql:20635 mohan_radika_clip8

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Hinduism; Hindu gods; Festivals; Religious gatherings; Hindu Temple Society of North America, NY

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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.


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