Poster of Altar of Fire

Altar of Fire

Plot: This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last performance of the Agnicayana, a Vedic ritual of sacrifice dating back 3,000 years and probably the oldest surviving human ritual
Release Date: Thursday, January 1 1976
49 years ago
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Portrait of Robert GardnerRobert Gardner. Robert Gardner was 50 in Altar of Fire as 'Director'
Birthday: Thu, Nov 05 1925 –
Died: Sat, Jun 21 2014