Holy men and fools / directed by Michael Yorke.

The film narrates the story of Uma Giri, a Swedish woman who has become a Hindu nun, called Uma Giri. She is one of the few western women to be accepted into the most radical order of wandering Hindu ascetics. The film follows her and 29-year-old yogi, Vasisht Giri, on an 18 day pilgrimage of self-d...

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Other Authors: Yorke, Michael (Director), Giri, Vasisht (Contributor, Performer), Giri, Uma (Contributor, Performer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: London : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2005.
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 2
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