Tibetan New Year, A

Synopsis: Documents the Tibetan new year celebrations carried out by the monks of the only Bonpo community outside Tibet, located in the foothills of the Himalayas. Shows the enactment of the annual ceremony with the monks and local villagers performing the various rituals.*
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 43 min.
Year of production: 1987
Availability: Hire (RAI Film & Video Library)
Sale (RAI); 1997 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p) (Meridian Trust) 1999 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (RAI)
Notes: Winner of the RAI Basil Wright Film Prize in 1988.
Subjects: Anthropology; Religious studies
Keywords: Bonpo; ceremonies; India; religious belief and practice; Tibet

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