Title:

Rite of Vachchada Dada, kachchi rabari (Iconographic document)

Creator:

Demski, Dagnosław

Place of publishing:

Bhujodi ; Kutch District ; Gudjarat

Date issued/created:

[1992]

Description:

Photography (scan from a slide). The photo shows the sacrifice to the male deity Vachchada dada. An older man in a red turban serves as a medium (bhopa) responsible. He prepares the sacrifice in front of one of the figures of deities (bas-relief painted in red). On the back you can see children watching preparations. Picture was taken during the rite of Vachchada Dada, which takes place in Bhujodi at night. Participants gather around the shrine which lies on the outskirts of the village - men sit on the shrine, are singing and playing drums, falling into a trance, dance, and women sitting on the ground all around. The ritual lasts all night - from dusk to dawn. The ceremony takes place in the month of Magser Sud, first Monday

Type of object:

Ethnographic object

Subject and Keywords:

ethnography ; social culture ; social life ; material culture ; rite of Vachchada Dada ; kachchi rabari

Resource type:

Obraz

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography

Format:

image/jpeg

Source:

part 1, box 9, 0015

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Restricted Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. Access only on terminals at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, may be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms.

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Closed