Dolgorsüren and family milking cows and making aaruul
Thrift, Eric

The recordings in this series depict Dolgorsüren and her grandchildren milking cattle and making aaruul.

subject: Pastoralism Videos, Milking Cattle, Making Aaruul, Dologorsuren

1798498. The Ritual of Calling Maitreya, Buddha of the Future
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

1941538. Batyr Elistaev, A Morning Prayer
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

1941507. Batyr Elistaev, Mandala Offering
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

2215149. Tsam
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

2265653. Worship of Land
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

2414251. Khargchin Koldzhieva, A Legend About the Bogdo Uul
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

2326816. Badma Narmaev, A Legend About the Bogdo Uul Mountain
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

Bogdo Uul is situated near lake Baskunchak in Akhtubinsky rayon of Astrakhan’ oblast. There are several versions of the legend about the mountain.

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

2426836. Telo Tulku Rinpoche, About Pilgrimage to Holy Places
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

2073088. Ritual to Purify Land for the Construction of a Stupa
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

2250451. Pilgrimage to the Bogdo Uul Mountain
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

2431619. Telo Tulku Rinpoche, About Buddhist Holidays
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

1941904. Batyr Elistaev, About Buddhist Holidays
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

1941934. Batyr Elistaev, A Daily Prayer to Deity Protectors
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

2282129. Pilgrimage to the Khosheutovsky Temple
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

2475372. Pilgrimage to Bogdo Uul, 2017
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project

subject: Buddhism, Kalmyks

2230746. Valeriy Bolaev, Ulyumdzhi Mandzhiev, About Camels

Valeriy says that there are only 5,000 camels left that can be described as of Kalmyk breed. The majority of them are in Astrakhan oblast’.

subject: Kalmyks, camels, livestock

2252323. Polina Fedorova, About Camel Meat

In the past, the Kalmyks ate beef and horse meat. The poor ate camel meat. People who ate camel meat had pimples on their faces. The camel’s pelt and humps were used to make vessels.

subject: Kalmyks, camels, livestock

1950301. Alena Lidzhieva, How to Make Female Camels Accept Their Newborn

A female camel is pregnant for 11 months. Sometimes female camels reject their calves.

subject: Kalmyks, camels, livestock

2253415. Polina Fedorova, How to Make Female Camels Accept Their Newborn

Sometimes female camels reject their calves. Female camels are jealous and squeamish animals. If a child touched a calf, its mother could reject it.

subject: Kalmyks, camels, livestock