Asan Tol Project
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1989.5.1 - 6a/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 of a documentation project includes scenes of a walking tour of Pashupatinath in Kathmandu conducted by Todd Lewis: various temples of Pashupatinath and with Lewis explaining their significance to Hindu pilgrims who come into the Kathmandu valley; saddhus and mendicants; scenes of funeral pyres and cremations along the river.

Legacy Keywords: Temples Hindu Pashupatinath ; Ritual objects shops Pashupatinath ; Shrines Buddhist Hindu Kathmandu Valley ; Mortuary practices Hindu Kathmandu Valley ; Cosmology dance drama Hinduism ; Cremation Hindu Kathmandu Valley ; Priests saddhus Kathmandu ; Ritual Hindu priests Kathmandu ; Language and culture

Video camera: Brian Hollander