Title:

Rites of Mommai Mata, kachchi rabari (Iconographic document)

Creator:

Demski, Dagnosław

Place of publishing:

Lodai ; Kutch District ; Gudjarat

Date issued/created:

[1994]

Description:

Photography (scan from a slide). The photo shows one of the participants of nocturnal rituals during the annual feast in Lodai. Organized by kachchi rabari, but also take part in it dheberiya rabari. Inside the temple there is a small image of the goddess adorned in red robes you can see on both sides tridents. On the ground lies a few bells and fire burns. On the wall of the temple is fabric that hangs over the entrance (torana). In the foreground you can see a man in a black-purple turban. Picture is taken during the rite of Mommai Mata, which is made at night near the town of Lodai. Participants gather around the shrine lies on the outskirts of the village - men sit on the the shrine, singing and playing drums, falling into a trance, dance, and a woman sitting on the ground all around. The ritual lasts all night - from dusk to dawn. The ceremony takes place in the month of Chaitra Sud 7

Type of object:

Ethnographic object

Subject and Keywords:

ethnography ; social culture ; social life ; material culture ; rites of Mommai Mata ; kachchi rabari

Resource type:

Obraz

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography

Format:

image/jpeg

Source:

part 1, box 12, 0003

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