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The last rites of the honourable Mr. Rai [electronic resource] / director, Jayasinhji Jhala ; producer, William Allen.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Ethnographic video online.
- Language:
- Bhojpuri
- English
- Hindi
- Sanskrit
- Subjects (All):
- Cremation--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
- Genre:
- Ethnographic films.
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video (47 min.) : sd., col.
- Place of Publication:
- Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, 2007.
- Language Note:
- Sanskrit, Hindi or Bhojpuri dialogue/chanting; English subtitles.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- This film offers an in-depth study of a Hindu cremation ceremony, focusing on the specific cremation of a longtime resident of the holy city of Varanasi.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 23, 2010).
- Previously released on DVD.
- Recorded in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh and the Ganges River.
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2010. (Ethnographic video online). Available via World Wide Web.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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