Ritual dance in rural Karnataka

This ritual takes place over several days in a shrine or a temple dedicated to local deities, many of whom are deified humans. The centrepiece is the dance of the medium who impersonates the deity and speaks to the crowd. Here we see the elaborately costumed medium, enclosed by a grass skirt, in the...

Full description

Full title: Ritual dance in rural Karnataka [electronic resource] English.
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1953.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
ASC.
REGIONS.
FORMATS.
PHOTOS.
RSEA.
FURER.
ILOA.
Subjects:
Online access: Click here to view record