Janeu| Bhojpuri Initiation Rites & Folk Songs (Documentary Trailer)
Releasing the trailer for our next film “Upanayana Samskara | Bhojpuri Initiation Rites & Folk Songs”. The documentary film aesthetically documents the ritual and the associated folk songs that are sung by women in Bhadwar village of Bihar, India. Releases in April 2016. Upanayana is one of the traditional samskaras, or ‘purificatory rites’, that are […]
निर्गुण गीत | A beautiful body burning in fire | Nirgun folk song
Pt. Choubey from Varanasi presents a beautiful Nirgun folk song. One day at the river bank, I was walking leisurely I saw with my eyes, a beautiful body burning in fire O Ram! I saw with my eyes, a beautiful body burning in fire O Ram! I saw with my eyes, One day at the […]
निर्गुण गीत | Nirgun song | My lover is taking me, To his second wife’s village
In this song, this soul is a bride. And her lover or husband is taking her away. She says to her husband, ‘I know you have so many wives. Like me, many other souls are there as your bride’. For a bride, it is a matter of pain. So, she’s requesting ‘Please don’t take me’. […]
Varanasi – Time Loops
Originally posted on Filmkaar:
The flow of time is a great illusion. Sometimes it moves fast, sometimes it slows down. It can make you feel alive or it can make you feel half dead. But in Varanasi, one can see this illusion clearly. For in Varanasi, time stops. Given below are a series of time…
Watch our new film CROSSING A RIVER, LOSING A SELF based on an Indian folktale
Shot in Kashi (Varanasi), our film CROSSING A RIVER, LOSING A SELF (13 minutes | English subtitles) releases today! This film is about a guru followed by 8 disciples. They are making a pilgrimage to Kashi. In order to reach the sacred city, they must cross a treacherous river. Please note it is our first […]
Remains (Panchganga Ghat, 2015)
This place (Panchganga Ghat) is one of the only locations remaining where I found this orange light and shadow. Banaras ghats have changed and LED white lights have been installed on each ghat. Economical and energy efficient but there is no more shadow play on the steps… and the boats parked, now seem like […]
Espírito Kashi 
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