© 2002/L. Pourchez - UMR 8575 APSONAT CNRS/MNHN

Reference

1085

All fall down

Apprentissage d'un rituel domestique malbar

On the island of Réunion, in the house of Maximilienne, a follower of Hinduism, a ceremony is being held in honor of the family's guardian divinity, as it is on the first Sunday of every month.

Once the preparations for the ritual are complete, Maximilienne is the first to honor the gods. The ritual consists of several stages: depositing a piece of camphor in the fire with the right hand, aspersion, and prostration in front of the divinity.

Duration

00:13:00

Production year

Définition

SD

Color

Color

Sound

Sound

Version(s)

French

Original material

video Beta SP

Director(s)

Laurence POURCHEZ

Author(s)

Regional office(s)

Scientific topics

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