O Parvardigar (Restored & Extended)
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O Parvardigar is a restoration of Ginny Katz's 1976 film presenting Meher Baba
and his prayer "O Parvardigar
." Earlier editions of the film had issues with speed of the Meher Baba footage, and the restoration by Richard O'Casey addressed this problem so that it could be viewed as originally intended. The thirty-two year-old stereo recordings were remastered into 5.1 digital sound and PCM audio, and new footage of Meher Baba was added.
The restored and extended film was released as an all-region DVD (PAL and NTSC) which plays for sixty-five minutes and contains five video tracks, including the restored version and the original version, plus visuals on the restoration process. It also features four audio tracks, including Pete Townshend
singing "O Parvardigar" and previously unreleased versions of Townshend performing "Bargain
" and "Time Is Passing" live in India
at Meher Baba's third Amartithi
in January 1972.
Other inclusions are sheet music, production shot logs, technical notes on the film restoration, a photo album, printable pdf files and a new article on the prayer by Pete Townshend.
The new restoration commemorates fifty years of Avatar Meher Baba's Universal Prayer. It was premiered at Meher Baba Oceanic on July 20, 2003, with an audience including Meher Baba's oldest surviving disciple
and Avatar Meher Baba Trust chairman Bhau Kalchuri. This was the first Baba event held at Meher Baba Oceanic for twenty-two years.
In 2009 the film was re-released with special features including two earlier versions of the film, accompanying articles, including Townshend's account of the creation of the song, production notes, photographs, technical restoration information, and twenty minutes of exclusive audio of Pete Townshend talking and playing at the Third Amartithi.
Meher Baba
Meher Baba , , born Merwan Sheriar Irani, was an Indian mystic and spiritual master who declared publicly in 1954 that he was the Avatar of the age....
and his prayer "O Parvardigar
O Parvardigar
O Parvardigar is the common name of a prayer composed by Meher Baba, sometimes called the Master's Prayer or the Universal Prayer. It is also a song on an album by Pete Townshend....
." Earlier editions of the film had issues with speed of the Meher Baba footage, and the restoration by Richard O'Casey addressed this problem so that it could be viewed as originally intended. The thirty-two year-old stereo recordings were remastered into 5.1 digital sound and PCM audio, and new footage of Meher Baba was added.
The restored and extended film was released as an all-region DVD (PAL and NTSC) which plays for sixty-five minutes and contains five video tracks, including the restored version and the original version, plus visuals on the restoration process. It also features four audio tracks, including Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
singing "O Parvardigar" and previously unreleased versions of Townshend performing "Bargain
Bargain
Bargain could mean some of the following:* The process whereby buyer and seller agree the price of goods or services. See bargaining.* An agreement to exchange goods at a price.* Such an agreement where one of the parties thinks the price is very favourable....
" and "Time Is Passing" live in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
at Meher Baba's third Amartithi
Amartithi
Amartithi is the day which commemorates Meher Baba's death on January 31, 1969.The word "Amartithi" appears to have been coined by Meher Baba and means "deathless day"...
in January 1972.
Other inclusions are sheet music, production shot logs, technical notes on the film restoration, a photo album, printable pdf files and a new article on the prayer by Pete Townshend.
The new restoration commemorates fifty years of Avatar Meher Baba's Universal Prayer. It was premiered at Meher Baba Oceanic on July 20, 2003, with an audience including Meher Baba's oldest surviving disciple
and Avatar Meher Baba Trust chairman Bhau Kalchuri. This was the first Baba event held at Meher Baba Oceanic for twenty-two years.
In 2009 the film was re-released with special features including two earlier versions of the film, accompanying articles, including Townshend's account of the creation of the song, production notes, photographs, technical restoration information, and twenty minutes of exclusive audio of Pete Townshend talking and playing at the Third Amartithi.