Ritual Journeys

The film 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 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 Meyrak and recorded his daily life and rituals between 2003 and 2007