Man performing 'candramā praṇām' as part of the vrata
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Material Information

Title:
Man performing 'candramā praṇām' as part of the vrata
Series Title:
ब्रज में उत्सव: करवा चौथ
Alternate Title:
आदमी व्रत के एक भग के रूप में चंद्रमा प्रणाम कर रहा है
Place of Publication:
वृंदावन, भारत
Vrindavan, India
Publisher:
वृन्दावन शोध संस्थान
International Association of the Vrindaban Research Institute
Publication Date:
Language:
English

Notes

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."

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Rights Management:
All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:
FB 31.2 ( IAVRI Number )