Sons of Shiva is a 1985 American documentary film by ethnographic filmmaker Robert Gardner and Askos Ostor, about the worship of the God Shiva, features practices of Hindu worship and devotion, a four-day Gajan ceremony, a Sacred Thread ceremony in Bishnupur and Baul singers of Bengal. It was the first film of "Pleasing God" trilogy of films about Hindu worship produced by Harvard's Film Study Center. It was followed by Forest of Bliss (1986) set in Benaras (Varanasi).
Sons of Shiva (1985)
Directed by Akos Ostor / Robert Gardner
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Askos Ostor, Baúl, Benaras, Bengal, Bishnupur, Film Study Center, Forest Of Bliss, Gajan, God Shiva, Harvard, Harvard University, Sacred Thread, Varanasi
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Subject: Documentary about Hinduism
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Sons of Shiva
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