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Churning the Milky Ocean
an Indian Mythology story

Sound recording, story; Churning the Milky Ocean, myth and creation myth, including sections of Indian and Hindu mythology, told by Sally Pomme Clayton, as a public performance in an unidentfied venue in 1995 or 1996

Introduction by an unidentified Master of Ceremonies, followed by the first half of a performance by Sally Pomme Clayton. The performance includes stories about an arguement between Brahma and Vishnu; about a falling out between Shiva and Pavarti, the consequence of this and their subsequent reunion; about how man became stronger then women, and how women has control over the bedroom, the kitchen and the next generation, and of how the gods banished demons from the world. The performance uses the recurring image of milk.

audience:- adult
    recording quality
condition:- fair
completeness:- incomplete
duration:- 0 hours, 44 minutes, 26 seconds

storytelling:- storyteller: Sally Pomme Clayton
female / British

storytelling:- Master of Ceremonies
female

origin:- India
Hindu


storytelling:- England
1995
1996
public performance: Churning the Milky Ocean


gift from:- storyteller: Ben Haggarty


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