Karva Chauth Fast

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library

Date: 2005 Material: Color photograph Dimension: 4 x 6 inches; 300 dpi

Creator: Kamaljit Kaur Identifier: aql:21116 qmp-kk-000012 qmp-kk-000012.tif

Description: Kamaljit Kaur (center) and her aunt (on her left) Surjit Kaur with other Hindu women breaking their fast for Karva Chauth at Satya Narayan Mandir in Woodside. This fast is performed by women for their husband's or future husband's longevity and prosperity in life. The fast is broken when the moon is sighted at night.

Title : Karva Chauth Fast

Collection : aql:20455; aql:21126

Creator : Kamaljit Kaur

Date : 2005

Summary/Description : Kamaljit Kaur (center) and her aunt (on her left) Surjit Kaur with other Hindu women breaking their fast for Karva Chauth at Satya Narayan Mandir in Woodside. This fast is performed by women for their husband's or future husband's longevity and prosperity in life. The fast is broken when the moon is sighted at night.

Subject : Fasting; Religion; Sikh women

Relation : Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library

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

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

Type : Digital image

Format : Color photograph; 4 x 6 inches; 300 dpi

Identifier : aql:21116 qmp-kk-000012 qmp-kk-000012.tif