AV# 11175
Kataragama: A God for All Seasons



Video Cassette - 52 minutes - Color - 197-



Belivers in the ancient Hindu god Kataragama held he did not demand sacrifices in advance, but expected fire walking or hanging from hooks in gratitude when a favor was granted. This videotape follows a family in central Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), desperate when their eleven-year-old son disappears into the jungle. An astrologer said Kataragama would return the boy in 21 days - and he does. Anthropologist Gananath Obeyesekere; director Charlie Nairn.


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