[INDOLOGY] Documentary about the Kumbh Mela

[Matthew Kapstein]

Dear Herman,

Perhaps this one, which I thought was quite good?

https://www.film-documentaire.fr/4DACTION/w_fiche_film/41940_0

best,
Matthew

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On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 19:50, Tieken, H.J.H. \(Herman\) via INDOLOGY <[indology at list.indology.info](mailto:On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 19:50, Tieken, H.J.H. \(Herman\) via INDOLOGY <<a href=)> wrote:

> Dear List Members,
>
> Quite a number of years ago I saw on television (if I remember well, the BBC) a documentary made by the anthropology Department of an American University (Berkeley?) about the organisation of the Kumbh Mela. I made DVD of it, but the tape was done away with, with many others, as we had done away with our DVD player. I do not remember the title of the documentary nor the person or institution who made it. I am looking for these details and in particular would like to know if the documentary is available somewhere (Netflix, You Tube).
>
> Ved Mehta wrote an interesting report of a Kimbh Mela he participated in (and that for a man who was practically blind!). If I remember well, it has appeared in Portrait of India. I am unable to check as at the moment my books are in boxes as we are going to move house soon.
>
> With kind regards, Herman
>
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> The Aśoka Inscriptions: Analysing a corpus, New Delhi: Primus Books, 2023.
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