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Wedding of the goddess / South Asian Area Center, University of Wisconsin--Madison.

LIBRA VHS BL1225.M48 W54 1987 pt. 1-2
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Elder, Joseph W., producer.
Binford, Mira Reym, director.
Camerini, Michael, director.
University of Wisconsin--Madison. Center for South Asian Studies. Film Distribution Office, producer, distributor.
Series:
Contemporary South Asia.
Contemporary South Asia
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Chittirai.
Mīnākṣī (Hindu deity).
Śiva (Hindu deity).
Śiva.
Siva (Hindu deity).
Festivals--India--Madurai.
Festivals.
Hinduism--Customs and practices.
Hinduism.
Goddesses--India.
Goddesses.
Gods--India.
Gods.
India.
Madurai (India : District)--Religion.
Madurai (India : District).
India--Madurai.
Genre:
Religious films.
Documentary films.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
2 videocassettes (76 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
1/2 in.
polychrome
Place of Publication:
Madison : Film Distribution Office, Center for South Asian Studies, 1987.
System Details:
VHS.
analog
magnetic
VHS
Summary:
A documentary on the Chitterai Festival in Madurai, India, that provides historical background on the annual festival, shows the reenactment of the marriage of the god Sundareshvara and the goddess Minakshi, and provides a picture of the proceedings of the 19-day festival.
Credits:
Producer, Joseph W. Elder ; directors, Mira Reym Binford, Michael Camerini.
Notes:
Based on research monographs by Dennis Hudson.
Videocassette release of a film originally produced in 1976.
OCLC:
48129386

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