Banimacia – The Mystery of the Vishapakars

🐉 Have you ever noticed those strange stone monuments in parks and on city streets across Armenia? They’re called vishapakars — ancient dragon stones linked to water worship and the Mother Goddess from Armenian mythology.
🔥🌊 Why did the ancestors of the Armenians place these stones near springs? What secrets have they kept for thousands of years? Find out by watching the animated film.

Concept – Ara Petrosyan
Screenplay – Eduard Ayanyan
Narrator – Vardan Zadoyan
Composer – Karen Ananyan
Music Arrangement – Gevorg Hakobyan
Animation – Sahakyants Animation Studio
Consultants – Arsen Bobokhyan, Hovhannes Azizbekyan, Scientific Centre for the Research of Main Issues in Teaching History in Armenia and the Diaspora of the Armenian State Pedagogical University
Project Support – Ara Petrosyan / Harutyun Petrosyan

©️ SANASAR Charitable Foundation, 2025

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