Asan Tol Project
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1989.5.1 - 7a/b
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Lewis, Todd, 1952-
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content: Todd Lewis films of Asan Tol
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Video recordings (color sound)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Full video record is a documentation project which includes scenes of a performance of the Mahakali Pyekhan during the full moon of Bhadra by a travelling troupe from Bhaktapur. The performance was enacted in the Dagu baha courtyard near Asan Tol. The dance presents figures from the Hindu pantheon centering around Kali and her retainers. Performers include hairy creatures that resemble bears (khya), skeletons (kava:n), attendants of the devis (betalas). Dance performance concluded with the troupe performing a pradaksina of the stupas in the courtyard.

Legacy Keywords: Dance ceremony Mahakali Pyekhan ; Houses courtyards Dagu baha Kathmandu ; Shrines Buddhism stupas ; Masks Mahakali Pyekhan ; Cosmology dance drama Hinduism ; Music dance drama mythology ; Musical instruments drums Mahakali Pyekhan ; Theatre dance drama ; Language and culture

Video camera: Brian Hollander