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Tapasya: Ascetic Power and Tales of the Ganges| 1hr : 22mins
Director: Greg Emetaz | Producer: Rajika Puri
Focus Years: 2009 | Country: United States
Subject Tags: asia, belief, community, india, religion, spiritual awareness
Quality Tags: Optimistic, Slow, Activating, Harmonizing
Synopsis:
Documentary of a Dance-theatre production which features three choreographed group dances (on Lord Shiva, the River Ganga, and the Maha Kumbha Mela) interconnected with four mythological stories - sung, danced, and narrated, which explain why Shiva-worshiping ascetics attend the Maha Kumbha Mela (Great immersion) every 12 years and along with 70 million other pilgrims, plunge into the Ganges river in a bid for immortality. Direction, visuals, camera-work by Greg Emetaz Performed by Rajika Puri, Aditi Druv, Shobana Ram, Nirali Shastri Live music by Shobana Raghavan and John Hadfield Choreography by Rajika Puri, S. Sridhar & Nirali Shastri Original music by Anil Srinivasan Light Design by Kathryn Kaufmann
Tapasya: Ascetic Power and Tales of the Ganges | 1hr : 22mins

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