Short cut to Nirvana [DVD video] : The Kumbh Mela-- the biggest gathering in human history

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Title:

Added Author:

Benazzo, Maurizio.

Day, Nick.

Krishnanand, Sri Swami.

Publication Date:

2005

Publication Information:

[New York] : Zeitgeist Films, [2005]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (1 hr., 25 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Abstract:

Documents the Kumbha Melā festival, attended by 70 million people, in Allahabad, India, during January, 2001.

General Note:

Title from disc surface.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.

Special features: short documentary "Pilgrims from the West: four years on"; 16 min. interview with the filmmakers; theatrical trailer; Mela slide show gallery; Ramanand Puri on yoga and breathing; Purna Praghnamataji on dharma, satsang and gurus; Pilot Baba on inner peace and samadhi; Sadhevi Ritabharaji on unity and conscious awareness; Sudarshanacharya Maharaj on devotion to a goal and celebration; the Dalai Lama on religious harmony and inner peace.

Performers:

Sri Swami Krishnanand, Justin Davis, Jasper Johal, Vanessa Ramos, Dyan Summers.

Technical Details:

DVD, region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1 soundtrack.

Subject Term:

Kumbha Melā (Hindu festival) -- India -- Allahabad.

Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages -- India -- Allahabad.

Hinduism -- Customs and practices

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.