Dear Natalia,

Thanks / Spasibo !

I figured that Скачать must mean Download and it worked out well.

In this brochure I could not find any hint about one important aspect of this 1955 performance: that it was filmed!

At that time this was an enormous undertaking, with separate instruments for recording image and sound.

I read or saw on some picture that van Buitenen had mobilized a whole team and some scaffolding for the filming and separate sound recording of this event, so it is hard to believe that the Samiti was not aware of this.

Hence in van Buitenen's film, which *does* mention the Vaajapeya Anu.s.thaana Samiti, one of the acknowledgements -- a little difficult to read -- states:

"Assembled by: Stichting Film en Wetenschap, Universitaire Film, Utrecht"

This Dutch Stichting Film en Wetenschap was just established in 1955, and continues at present under the name Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid.

Due to the poor quality of this historic recording it is difficult to recognise persons and faces, but at 07 min 31 seconds it is unmistakably Prof. R.N. Dandekar who appears, walking next to the procession of the yajamaana and patnii and his fires from his home to the sacrificial area prepared at the SP College ground. Madhav, do you recognize any other persons in the film?

Best regards to all,

Jan Houben

On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 at 11:46, NK <natankor@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear colleagues,

Prof. Madhav Deshpande posted a link for a wonderful copy of the Vajapeya booklet 1955 (see another thread).
if someone is interested in a light searchable B/W pdf of it, please, get it here:
https://disk.yandex.ru/i/diM7CJRZQzzHOw

With great respect and best wishes
Cordially Yours
Natalia

сб, 13 февр. 2021 г. в 18:47, NK <natankor@gmail.com>:
Dear colleagues,
Would anyone happen to have Vājapeya 1955 Performance Committee manual:
The Śrauta Ritual and the Vājapeya Sacrifice. Poona: Vājapeya Performance Committee, 1955 .
And the film by Dr J.A.B. van Buitenen of the Vājapeya in Poona and
13-page unpublished typescript "Vajapeya: English commentary" (1956) accompanying the film.

With thanks and best wishes,
Yours,
Natalia Korneeva

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