Praying Wheels of Leh # 293

Praying Wheels of Leh

09:15, Friday 14th June, CMB 3

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  • Director/Anthropologist: Gonzalo Chacon Mora
  • Year of Release: 2011
  • Duration: 7 mins
  • Country of Production: UK
  • Location: Ladakh, India
  • Ethnic Group: Ladakhi
  • Language: English, Ladakhi (English)

This short film constitutes a brief observational study of daily life in the streets of Leh (Northern India). Looking at the making and use of Buddhist Prayer Wheels, it is an attempt to explore the interaction between spaces and religious objects, meanings and cultural practices.

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