Sons of Shiva

Sons of Shiva is a 1985 American documentary film by ethnographic filmmaker Robert Gardner and Askos Ostor, about the worship of the God Shiva, features practices of Hindu worship and devotion, a four-day Gajan ceremony, a Sacred Thread ceremony in Bishnupur and Baul singers of Bengal.[1][2] It was the first film of "Pleasing God" trilogy of films about Hindu worship produced by Harvard's Film Study Center. It was followed by Forest of Bliss (1986) set in Benaras (Varanasi).[3]

Sons of Shiva
Directed byRobert Gardner
Askos Ostor
Distributed byDocumentary Educational Resources
Release date
1985
Running time
29 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Film festivals & awards

  • Cine Golden Eagle Award, 1985
  • Second Prize, International Festival of Ethnographic Films, Nuoro, Italy, 1986
  • Margaret Mead Film Festival, 1986
  • Festival dei Popoli, 1986
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986
  • Festival of India, Washington, DC, 1986
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