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On the road with the red god Machhendranath
Title
On the road with the red god Machhendranath [videorecording] / produced, directed and written by Kesang Tseten.
Edition
[Full length version]
Published
[Long Beach, NY] : K. Tseten, 2005.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (72 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Editors, Kesang Tseten, Prem BK, Rajesh Gongaja ; camera, Siddhartha Shakya ; music, Nhyoo Bajra Charya.
In Nepali with English subtitles.
Summary
Captures the complex human elements behind the wheeled chariot festival of the deity Rato Machhendranath of the Kathmandu Valley, one of Asia's greatest ancient religious festivals. Instead of exotic idealised depictions of tradition, the film portrays the gritty reality of the festival where confict or solidarity can prevail, maping the dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; Nepali
Added to Catalog
February 20, 2009
Credits
Editors, Kesang Tseten, Prem BK, Rajesh Gongaja ; camera, Siddhartha Shakya ; music, Nhyoo Bajra Charya.
Performers
Narrator: Sanjay Kak ; commentary, Kapil Muni Vajracharya.
System details note
DVD
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