Black Mountain

Synopsis: A once unremarkable site of multi-faith pilgrimage to a Sufi Saint has been transformed and its local history rewritten. This film documents the journey of Charlotte, a student undertaking her PhD research in India, who, whilst researching religious pilgrimages, stumbles upon the politicisation of a pilgrimage site in western India. The research suggests that the pilgrimage site of Kalo Dungar or Black Mountain, situated in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, provides a micro-example of current political issues in India today, whereby the ‘unity in diversity’ of the country is slowly being broken down, destroying any hope of communal peace.
Language: Gujarati
Country: Great Britain; India; United Kingdom
Year of release: 2008
Notes: English subtitles
Subjects: Anthropology; Religious studies
Keywords: India; pilgrimages; politics; religious belief and practice; saints; Sufism

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