Life on the Ganges.
Life on the Ganges.
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (10 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Title from title frames. Film In Process Record.
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2016.
Varanasi, India is one of the holiest cities, located in the northeastern part of the country. People from all over India, even the world, travel to Varanasi to bathe in the Ganges River to wash away their sins and purify their souls. Along the river embankment are boatmen who row tourists up and down the Ganges during Dev Diwali, a festival celebrated 15 days after the national holiday of Diwali. The boat rides are part of the spiritual experience on this holy day, and the film introduces the audience to the river, this auspicious event, and one particular boatman, whose main source of strength and survival comes from the Ganges. Screened at the **Cannes Short Film Festival** and **Berlin Independent Film Festival**.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
5238790 Kanopy
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Title from title frames. Film In Process Record.
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2016.
Varanasi, India is one of the holiest cities, located in the northeastern part of the country. People from all over India, even the world, travel to Varanasi to bathe in the Ganges River to wash away their sins and purify their souls. Along the river embankment are boatmen who row tourists up and down the Ganges during Dev Diwali, a festival celebrated 15 days after the national holiday of Diwali. The boat rides are part of the spiritual experience on this holy day, and the film introduces the audience to the river, this auspicious event, and one particular boatman, whose main source of strength and survival comes from the Ganges. Screened at the **Cannes Short Film Festival** and **Berlin Independent Film Festival**.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
5238790 Kanopy
Anthropology.
Ethnicity.
Asians.
Philosophy and religion.
Documentary films.
Documentary films.