Ritual Journeys
Anna Balikci Denjongpa
Bulgaria, Tibet 2011 | 75 Min. | miniDV, OmeU
Bulgaria, Tibet 2011 | 75 Min. | miniDV, OmeU

RITUAL JOURNEYS is an intimate portrait of Merayk, an 80 years old Lepcha shaman or Padim. Merayk lives with his family in Dzongu, a Lepcha reserve in North Sikkim, Eastern Himalayas. He performs healing rituals for individuals as well as rituals for the wellbeing of the household, the clan and his village community. Cameraman Dawa Lepcha followed Merayk and recorded his daily life and rituals between 2003 and 2010.