AN
INDIAN PILGRIMAGE: KASHI (30 minutes, 1976)
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...follows
two Telugu-speaking Brahmans and their wives who come from South India
to the sacred city of Kashi (Banaras, Varanasi) on the Ganges River
to perform classical rites of feeding balls of rice to their ancestors.
They are instructed in the correct performance of these rites by a Brahman
Telugu-speaking priest who depends for his livelihood on providing services
to pilgrims such as these. The pilgrims supplement their orthodox ritual
activities with shopping in the bazaars, bathing at five special points
along the Ganges, and visiting Kashi's tourist attractions. They explain
in their own words their reasons for making the pilgrimage and their
pleasure at having finally seen Kashi.
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