Woman with a karuvā and pūjan thālī for use in the ceremony

Material Information

Title:: Woman with a karuvā and pūjan thālī for use in the ceremony
Series Title:: ब्रज में उत्सव: करवा चौथ
Alternate Title:: दस्तूर में उपयोग करने के लिए करुवा और पूजन थाली के साथ औरत
Place of Publication:: वृंदावन, भारत
Vrindavan, India
Publisher:: वृन्दावन शोध संस्थान
International Association of the Vrindaban Research Institute
Publication Date:: 1976-1978
Language:: English

Subjects / Keywords:: एशिया -- भारत -- उत्तर प्रदेश -- मथुरा ज़िला -- वृंदावन
ایشیا -- بھارت -- اتر پردیش -- متھرا ضلع -- ورنداون
Rites and ceremonies--Hinduism ( LCSH )
व्रत रखती है और दावतें
Karva Chauth
करवा चौथ
Puja (Hinduism) ( LCSH )
पूजा
Spatial Coverage:: Asia -- India -- Uttar Pradesh -- Mathura District -- Vrindavan
Coordinates:: 27.58 x 77.7

General Note:: The IAVRI catalogue places this image in Vrīndaban
General Note:: IAVRI series: Festivals in Braj : Karvā Cauth
General Note:: IAVRI series: ब्रज में उत्सव: करवा चौथ
General Note:: 1 colour slide
General Note:: On Kārtika śuklapakṣa 4 women perform a vrata (vow) in order to ensure a long life for their husbands. The vrata involves fasting and pouring an oblation of water for the rising moon from a clay pot with a spout (karuvā)
General Note:: "Between January 1976 and March 1978 over 4,500 photographs were taken and subsequently classified at the Vrindaban Research Institute using a card-index system."

Source Institution:: SOAS, University of London
Rights Management:: All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:: FB 31.1 ( IAVRI Number )