Monthly ancestral offerings in Hinduism = Amavasya tarpana / written, directed, narrated by and filmed under the supervision of H. Daniel Smith.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Smith, H. Daniel, 1928- producer.

Syracuse University. Center for Instructional Communications, producer, distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ancestor worship--Hinduism.

Ancestor worship.

Genre:

Religious films.

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (8 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

polychrome

Other Title:

Amavasya tarpana

Ancestral offerings in Hinduism

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, NY : Center for Instructional Communications, Syracuse University, 1969?

System Details:

VHS; also available as a motion picture.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

Depicts the reverential offerings made by the Hindus to departed ancestors. Provides an understanding of how ritualism defines even eschatological hope in Hinduism, and indicates why a son is regarded highly. Filmed within the Tengalai brāhmin community of Srīvaisnavas.

Credits:

Cinematography, Durai Rajendren; technical adviser, K. K. A. Venkatachari ; production coordinator, Tim Wilson.

Notes:

Produced in cooperation with the American Institute of Indian Studies, Poona and Philadelphia; the Educational Resources Center, New Delhi; and the State Education Dept. of the University of the State of New York.

OCLC:

1049065829