Goddesses

A short subject about three extraordinary women in Tamil Nadu.

Original title: Dhevathaigal
Duration: 42 min
Release date: 2007-06-01
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Lakshmi is a professional singer and dancer at funerals. Krishnaveni makes her living by burying and cremating unclaimed dead bodies from the rivers and streets. Sethuraku never went to school and instead took to the sea at an early age.

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Dhevathaigal

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