Daba Portrait of a Na Shaman

After more than a quarter of a century without any form of religious ceremony the Na an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau began openly practising their religion again in the early 1990s Their priests are called daba Among the few old shamans who are still living today Dafa Luzo is the most remarkable As the main character in the film we see him looking after his farm and his family as well as performing rituals to expel all unclean spirits and demons and honour the ancestors His main worry and his greatest hope is to make sure his knowledge is safely handed down to the next generation