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Pepita Seth is a British-born writer and photographer, known for her accounts of the temple arts and rituals of Kerala and her photographs of the widely celebrated captive elephant, Guruvayur Keshavan.
Over the past fifty years Pepita Seth has devoted her life to the exploration of the closed worlds of the Guruvayur Temple and Theyyam Rituals in Kerala. She has undertaken her work with remarkable dedication and stamina in extraordinarily demanding circumstances, whether living with Theyyam community or photographing rituals of the Theyyam and ...
18 gen 2024 · In God's Mirror: The Theyyams of Malabar. Hardcover – January 18, 2024. by Pepita Seth (Author) 4.0 2 ratings. See all formats and editions. • Extraordinary photography of an ancient ritual in South India. • Unprecedented insights in words and pictures into one of India's richest and least documented cultures.
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Pepita Seth is a British-born writer and photographer, known for her accounts of the temple arts and rituals of Kerala and her photographs of the widely celebrated captive elephant, Guruvayur Keshavan.
While most Western images of India still have an awestruck voyeurism to them, British-born photographer Pepita Seth has achieved a rare accomplishment - she has managed to see the country with local eyes.
16 gen 2024 · Pepita Seth. Pepita Seth has spent nearly 50 years immersed in Kerala’s Hindu rituals. Though academically untrained, her deep respect and admiration for Kerala’s traditional culture has inspired her to write about, and photograph, this powerful universe.
Pepita Seth was born in London and grew up on a farm in Suffolk. Her career began in the cutting rooms, editing British and American documentaries and feature films. In 1970, the chance discovery of her soldier great-grandfather's 1857 diary inspired her to make her first visit to India.
