(1) Video document on the Faguli Festival in Himachal Pradesh (2) Himachal Pradesh Thachi Fagli Festival (3) Himachal Pradesh Masks in the Museum of Folk & Tribal Art – Gurgaon – India
Masks blend the mysticism, drama and beliefs of cultures. The making of Clay Masks has evolved into a craft with values of ritual, tradition and even market as seen in Kathmandu.
Length: 19.29 minute
A production of UNESCO in association with Institute of Television Films and The Performing Arts.(c) UNESCO, 2005
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COUPLE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH MASKS
Paris, PDM 2009 Chefs-d’oeuvre de L’ Himachal Pradesh, 28 et 29 cm, bois, collection Willy Mestach, Bruxelles (provenance galerie J.Pecci)
This pair is from Sirmor region of former Himachal Pradesh , local name is MADIYALA for male mask,for female mask MADIYALI. performing in the marriages to a kind of teaching about fertility(sex),unique thing is female breast on the mask, nose ring and very special eyes not made horizontal like male mask. Age : +/- 100 years
Thakali and Baragaon villages (including Lubra), horse races at Muktinath. The Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf Film Archive is housed at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London where Fürer-Haimendorf was Professor. The 16mm cine footage was digitised by Digital Himalaya Project staff http://www.digitalhimalaya.org.
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Giornale Luce
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Descrizione sequenze:
un gruppo di uomini e animali in sosta sui monti innevati, ; il gruppo avanza tra sentieri di montagna ; case nella pietra, una tenda fissata in piazzale ; un archeologo parla con indigeni ; antiche costruzioni e palazzi tibetani ; indigeni con tunica e maschera di animale eseguono danze caratteristiche, intorno gruppi di indigeni con piatti e lunghi strumenti a fiato danno il ritmo ; gruppo di indigene con tunica e velo ballano, una bimba fa gesti con le mani, donne fanno suonare piatti ; monti innevati .
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Descriptionsequences:
a group of menandanimalsparkedon thesnow-covered mountains,; the groupprogresses throughmountain trails; housesin stone, a tentsetinthe square; an archaeologistspeakswithnatives; old buildingsand palacesTibetans; nativeswithtunic andanimal maskdancesperformedcharacteristics, aroundgroups ofindigenousdishesand longwind instrumentsgivethe rhythm; group ofindigenoustunicandveildance, a girlmakeshand gestures, women doplaydishes; snow-covered mountains.
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Description desséquences:
un groupe d’hommeset d’animauxgaré surles montagnesenneigées,; le groupeprogresse à traversles sentiers de montagne; maisonsen pierre, une tente installéesur la place; un archéologueparleavec les indigènes; vieux bâtiments etpalaisTibétains; indigènes avectuniqueet animalesdanses des masquesréaliséscaractéristiques, autour de groupes deplatsautochtones etinstruments à ventlonguesdonnerle rythme; groupe detuniqueet de danses autochtonesdevoile, une fillefait des gestesde la main, les femmes ne jouentplats; montagnesenneigées.
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विवरणदृश्यहरु: बरफछोपेकोपहाडमापार्कपुरुष रजनावरहरूएकसमूह,; समूहपहाड ट्रेल्समाध्यमप्रगति; ढुङ्गा, वर्ग मासेटपालमाघर; एकपुरातत्वविद्निवासीसंगबोल्छ; पुरानाभवन रदरबारTibetans; अंगरखारपशुमास्कनृत्यसंगनिवासीतालदिनआदिवासीव्यञ्जनरलामोहावासाधनकोसमूहवरिपरि, विशेषताहरुप्रदर्शन; आदिवासीअंगरखारघुम्टोनृत्यकोसमूह, एककेटीहातहाउभाउ, महिला व्यञ्जनखेल्छन्बनाउँछ; हिउँ–ढाकिएको पहाड;
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BeschreibungSequenzen: eine Gruppe vonMenschen und Tierenauf denschneebedeckten Bergengeparkt,; die Gruppeschreitet durchBergwege; Häuseraus Stein,einem Zeltauf dem Platzgesetzt; Archäologesprichtmit Einheimischen; alteGebäude und PalästeTibeter; EingeborenenmitTunika undTiermaskeTänzeEigenschaften, umGruppen voneinheimischenGerichtenund langBläsergebenden Rhythmus; Gruppe vonindigenenTunika undSchleiertanz, ein Mädchen machtHandzeichen, Frauen nichtspielenGerichte; schneebedeckte Berge.
Isolated in the Indian Himalayas, Ladakh is a western enclave of the Greater Tibetan Plateau untouched by Chinese occupation. Home to each of the four sects of Tibetan Buddhism, this vibrant land of high mountain passes is believed to have direct discourse with spirits from the old lands of Tibet.
Human mediums for these spirits, or “Oracles” as Ladakhis call them, play an integral role in the culture of the area.
They are called upon to divine the future, cure bodily diseases and ward off harmful entities that haunt the land from the mountains. Shot onsite in Jammu and Kashmir, the chronicle follows the tales of several of these shamanic figures across the high-altitude deserts of Ladakh. Narrated by leading authorities on Tibet, the film considers how Oracle practices such as spirit possession, ritual healing, soothsaying and exorcism remain fundamental folk traditions in Tibetan societies to this day.
The film features interviews with an array of experts, including: Eric Margolis, Laurent Pordié, Geoffrey Samuel, Robert A.F. Thurman, an assortment of highly respected Rinpoches, as well as the Dalai Lama’s own Nechung Oracle.
A road through Nepal’s Rasuwa District will reconnect an ancient Himalayan trade route with global traffic. The film looks through Tamang villagers’ eyes at the cultural and economic flows through this border land, including a dramatic re-enactment of Tibetan and Nepali armies in conflict. But what do the villagers whose lives it is intended to benefit think about where the road will run?
Ben Campbell is an anthropologist of Nepal at Durham University, UK and has previously directed the film Shamanic Pilgrimage to Gosaikund.
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ETHNOFLORENCE INDIAN AND HIMALAYAN FOLK AND TRIBAL ARTS 