overview project objective collections films, photos, maps and texts technologies project team publications support ... home Ritual Moments: Death Rites and Trance These short film clips show a few examples of Gurung ritual. The first four films take you through the death ritual cycle, while the fifth film shows a shaman possessed by deities at a village festival. The last film shows the gato The film clips available here are in QuickTime format. They can take a long time to load. We recommend that you view them over a high speed internet connection ONLY. If you do not have QuickTime, click here to download it from Apple. Lamas at death ritual. Thak, Kaski, Nepal, 1995 Laymen play drums at death ritual. Thak, Kaski, Nepal, 1995 Shamans play drums at death ritual.Thak, Kaski, Nepal, 1995 Butter lamps at death ritual.Thak, Kaski, Nepal, 1995 Offerings and possession at an annual village ritual. Thak, Kaski, Nepal 1995 Two young girls go into trance as part of the gato ritual.Yangjakot, Lamjung, Nepal 1990 | |
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