Series Indonesia Series, ANU, DVD 3
Director Patsy Asch, Linda Connor, Timothy Asch
Country/Production Australia / USA
Release 1979
Length 44 mins
Format Colour / DVD / PAL / All region
Location Indonesia, Bali / Asia
Ethnic Group Indonesian
Collection Asch
University Australian National University
Order No RAI-200.272A
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In 1978, as part of the preparations for the island-wide ceremony eka dasa rudra, religious officials urged all Balinese to cleanse the island by cremating their dead. Many were forced to pool resources and hold group cremation rituals. The film shows preparations for such a ceremony and its cycle of rituals: the cremation, post-cremation and casting of the ashes into the sea. This film includes subtitled comments by four of the participants.
