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 picture shows a selection of the goat as a sacrifice to the deity male Vachchada dada. Standing elderly man in red turban is one of two medium (bhopa) responsible for the ritual. Jointly select goats for sacrifice. Photo was taken during the holidays Vachchada Dada, which in Bhujodi is done at night. Participants gather around the shrine lying on the outskirts of village - men sit on the board shrines, singing and playing drums, falling into a trance dance, and the women sitting on the ground all around. The ritual lasts all night - from dusk to dawn. The ceremony takes place in the month of .Maghser 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 2, box 2, 0068

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