Altar of Fire

1976

45m

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This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last performance of the Agnicayana, a Vedic ritual of sacrifice dating back 3,000 years and probably the oldest surviving human ritual. Long considered extinct and never witnessed by outsiders, the ceremonies require the participation of seventeen priests, involve libations of Soma juice and oblations of other substances, all preceded by several months of preparation and rehearsals. They include the construction, from a thousand bricks, of a fire altar in the shape of a bird.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Countries

India United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	January 1, 1976
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0074124

Cast

Key Crew

Robert Gardner

Director

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