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Research Focus Group Talk: Homes for Gods and Mortals: Film Screening and Discussion with the Director
Research Focus Group Talk: Homes for Gods and Mortals: Film Screening and Discussion with the Director
Homes for Gods and Mortals is a 2018 documentary by the acclaimed Indian film scholar Gayatri Chatterjee. It follows life in two small settlements neighboring the temple complex of Khajuraho, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Madhya Pradesh, India, that is famous for its ornate medieval architecture. The film focuses on the present-day residents of the villages—the nature of their embodied modes of worship and ritual performances—and the interaction of individual lives in a dynamic ...