Tsuyu (Japanese word for rain)

Whenever it rains in Mumbai, I feel like the spirits come down from heaven and bless us from these tiny droplets. Fortunately a couple of days back I read an article about Obon, the season in Japanese culture where the ancestor's spirits come back to visit. It is developed from a traditional Buddhist story about giving to relieve the suffering of deceased ancestors.
I felt a lot of similarity between Mumbai rains and Obon. Thus I used a live field recording from one of the ceremonies to connect the emotions.
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Shot and Edited by me.
Color Grading by @kabir.grades.films (Kabir bhai was very generous to grade it)
Location courtesy @guac.spaces
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