The Sapphires of Kashmir documentary by Patrick Voillot
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English: • The sapphires of Kashmir documentary ... Deutsch: • Die Saphire aus der Region Kaschmir D... French: • Les saphirs du Cachemire documentary... Italian: • Gli zaffiri del Kashmir documentario ... Spanish: • Los zafiros de Cachemira documental d... Chinese: • 克什米尔的蓝宝石紀錄片Patrick Voillot Russian: • Сапфиры Кашемира документальный филь ...Japanese: • Jammu and Kashmir is one of the most dangerous regions in the world. A latent war and guerrilla incursions are the daily lot of this region which has been under tension since the separation of India and Pakistan. C It is also in these high mountains that we find the most beautiful sapphires in the world. They are of a velvety blue whose beauty and softness has no equal in the world of gems. Since the split between the two country and before this expedition no Westerner had visited this mine. This film will take you on an extraordinary expedition: 25 porters, 5 yaks, the crossing of the High Himalayas and 150 kilometers on foot between 3500 meters and 6000 meters above sea level... extraordinary means that made it possible to reach this mine and especially to demonstrate that it still produced sapphires. It is in the Zanskar valley that the expedition begins, which after crossing the Umasi La pass (5900 meters) in the Himalayan chain, will allow you to discover the green valley of Kashmir. After several days of walking, at the top of a mountain, the Padder mine appears at an altitude of 4,500 meters. Before reaching it, a police post made of a few stones piled up on top of each other The others shelter a few men in a place called Sumchan. In the mine, three tents protect the bare necessities for the ten men who work at this dizzying altitude a few months a year during the summer. The geologist in charge of this operation will take you deep into the mines with a torch in his hand to show you the vein. You will understand how these exceptional stones are transported on foot, overcoming the various dangers of guerrilla warfare, bad weather and other predators. Immersed in the Buddhist traditions of these regions, you will witness the consecration of a Buddha in the temple of Karsha. Of course, the road of these sapphires does not stop there. It is in Delhi that we find jewelers and lapidaries who cut them and mount them on jewels. Then this film will take you into the world of the Maharajahs of Jaipur, Kashmir and especially to their jeweler who today has the most exceptional stones and jewels, notably in Gem Palace with its owner Sanjay Kaslival.
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