Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Hindus Celebrate Ganges Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
922A
Date Released
6 Feb 1947
Date submitted
30 Jan 1947
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Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hindus Celebrate Ganges Festival. DESCRIPTION: At Allahabad a great Hindu Festival where millions of pilgrims make their way to the Ganges. SHOTLIST: KS CU water, river. Procession of elephants enter Ganges area. Yakkas and gharries en route to Ganges, other, hundreds of them on foot, all making for the same destination. SCU elephants sitting on ground. Along roads leading to river, are beggars, snake charmers, saints, idols, various Hindu sects, also shot of the Hindu sect banners flying. Various shots of peoples bathing in waters. Shots of craft on river, with occupants dropping money and flowers into water. MS holy cow aboard one of the craft. Pan of peoples bathing in water. GV pan of festival in full swing.
Keywords
Religion and belief
Locations
Allahabad
Card file number
48103
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Pat Mohan
Length of story (in feet)
140
Story extras:
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Hindus Celebrate Ganges Festival', British Movietone News Issue No. 922A, 6 Feb 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14296 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)