WEDDING
OF THE GODDESS: PART II (40 minutes, 1976)
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...places
the viewer in the midst of the annual Chittirai festival, providing
an intimate picture of the day-and-night proceedings of the nineteen-day
festival. The film shows brahman priests tracing the initial sacred
diagram on the temple floor, the colorful reenactment of the goddess's
coronation and marriage, the circumambulation of the medieval city by
deities in giant carts, a neighboring god's journey to Madurai, and
a cult initiation and spirit possession, as the festival unites gods
and humans from all walks of life. Through interviews with participants,
the film gives an unusual glimpse of the continually-changing patterns
of festival celebration.
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