Wiedergeboren in Westfalen . Reborn in Westphalia
Verzio FF Submission In the middle of the German province priest Sri Paskaran built the biggest Tamil Hindu temple in Europe. In 2002, he inaugurated the temple amidst industrial plants in the Westphalian village of Hamm-Uentrop. Since then, colorful and sonorous ceremonies honor the goddess in the...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Tamil German |
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Luethje ; Schneider Filmproduktion ; HFF Munich
2008
Germany |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:d6611108-ca5b-458f-8f26-5e2cdf6eb5ae |
| Summary: | Verzio FF Submission
In the middle of the German province priest Sri Paskaran built the biggest Tamil Hindu temple in Europe. In 2002, he inaugurated the temple amidst industrial plants in the Westphalian village of Hamm-Uentrop. Since then, colorful and sonorous ceremonies honor the goddess in the land of the down-to-earth Westphalians. The film accompanies the priest in his busy daily routine and during his arrangements for the annual temple festival, which 20,000 believers are expected to attend. In the neighborhood, the locals cultivate their own traditions during the fair, which includes shooting matches. Irene sells fast-food sausages in the local snack-bar, and farmer Externbrink has got a sacred cow in his barn. An encounter and coexistence of two universes full of contrast. |
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| Published: | 2008 |