Rice balls for the crows

Rita Langer

Rice balls for the crows

Translated title of the contribution: Rice balls for the crows

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Abstract

In everyone’s astrological chart there is a dangerous period of nineteen years when the planetary deity Senasuru (Saturn or Śani in India) rules. In Indian mythology his vehicle (vahana) is the crow and by feeding crows on Senasurada (Senasuru’s day) the worst of the bad luck can be averted. In India crows are also associated with ancestors and the rice balls are reminiscent of the Hindu offerings of pinda to the ancestors. The video is part of a set of documentaries which look at the cosmology that emerges from the kitchens of Sri Lanka. The project was in part funded by the Leverhulme Trust.

Translated title of the contribution	Rice balls for the crows
Original language	Other
Publisher	Vimeo
Media of output	Video
Size	67 MB / 3:46 mins
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Feeding humans and non-humans in Theravada Buddhism
Langer, R. E. M. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/14 → 1/10/14
Project: Research

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XIX International Oral History Conference
Langer, R. E. M. (Participant)
27 Jun 2016 → 1 Jul 2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Being Human: A Festival of the Humanities
Langer, R. E. M. (Speaker)
18 Nov 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk

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Feeding humans and non-humans in Theravada Buddhism

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