Altar of fire /

The film chronicles a Hindu Brahmin community in southwest India as they chant and prepare for an ancient sacrificial ritual, to be performed for perhaps the last time.

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Other Authors: Staal, Frits, Gardner, Robert, 1925-2014
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California, Extension Media Center, [between 1990 and 1999?]
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Summary:The film chronicles a Hindu Brahmin community in southwest India as they chant and prepare for an ancient sacrificial ritual, to be performed for perhaps the last time.
Item Description:Narration in English.
Physical Description:1 videocassette : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Editor, Michel Chalufour ; sound, Frits Staal, Nazir Jairazbhoy, Ted Carpenter, Kunju Vasudevan, M. N. Nambudiripad ; photography, Robert Gardner, Kevin Burke, Ravi Varma, Kunju Vasudevan, Sarwesh Kumar.