Dusgart or Hindu head shaving.
Pickup loaded with bamboo arrives; Kumar Mahabir introduces the feature; A relative of the deceased being shaven; Shaven relative participates in ritual with pandit, Rajaram Maharaj; Head being shaved; More ritual with the pandit, Rajaram Maharaj; Devotee washes the rice ball into the river signifyi...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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Trinidad and Tobago :
Banyan Archive,
1989
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| Summary: | Pickup loaded with bamboo arrives; Kumar Mahabir introduces the feature; A relative of the deceased being shaven; Shaven relative participates in ritual with pandit, Rajaram Maharaj; Head being shaved; More ritual with the pandit, Rajaram Maharaj; Devotee washes the rice ball into the river signifying the dissolution of the human body; Further ritual with devotee and pandit Rajaram Maharaj; Devotee lets offering drift into the river; Relatives pile gifts and offerings in front of pandit; Kumar Mahabir interviews the pandit, Rajaram Maharaj; Kumar Mahabir interviews the pandit, Rajaram Maharaj. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed August 26, 2019). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (30 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:29:27 |
| Language: | In English. |
