RITUAL, RHYTHM AND ROOTS
Chhath Puja
It’s about the small rituals we grow up with and carry with us, wherever life takes us. Whether we’re away for work, studies, or just living far from home, holding on to tradition, even in small ways still matters. This video is about that connection. It’s about the light we try to keep alive, in our own way. Because worship isn’t just a place, it’s a feeling we come back to.
Chhath Puja is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian Sub-Continent, prominently in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and some areas in Madhya Pradesh and a few regions of Nepal. It is dedicated to the Sun God (Surya Dev) and Chhathi (Shashti) Devi or Maiya (Mother) and clocked twice every year.
Director / DOP - Sampada Ravindra
Post production - studio1729
Monsoon
Mahabaleshwar, July
Shot entirely in the heart of the Western Ghats during the peak of the rains, this film is a quiet meditation on weather as feeling. Clouds that pour over the hills like slow water. Mist that turns forests into ghosts. Rain that never quite stops. Shot in slow motion during peak monsoon, this film tries to catch what the season actually feels like — heavy, soft, alive, and endlessly moving.
DOP - Sampada Ravindra
Post production - studio1729
