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Film Screening: Lord Murugan and South-Indian Hinduism

Introduced by Joseph Elder, professor emeritus, Sociology and Languages and Cultures of Asia, UW-Madison

Event Details

Date
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Time
12 p.m.
Description
This film shows how south-Indian civilization has engaged for centuries with Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu ideas from northern India. Lord Murugan, who emerged in the hills of south India, flourishes today as a major Hindu deity in six sacred sites in Tamil-speaking south India. Pilgrims walk barefoot for days, carry heavy peacock-feathered kavadis on their shoulders, and perform voluntary austerities while they ask for Murugan's blessings on themselves and their loved ones.
Cost
Free

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