Hindu Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1286
Date Released
25 Jan 1954
Date submitted
19 Jan 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hindu Festival. DESCRIPTION: At Allahabad, the occasion of the celebration of the Hindu Kumbh festival. Held once every twelve years, it is attended by Indian people in their tens of thousands at the confluence of the Jumna and Ganges rivers. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Shot of thousands of people gathered at confluence of Jumna and Ganges rivers. Ditto. Various shots of types of indians. CUs of beggars lining the route. Cavalcade of elephants, high priest rides one. CU high priest. CUs of indians. One of few British Officers still there rides along with Indian Police. CU bird fortune teller.
Keywords
Environment; Social conditions; Animals; Military; Religion and belief
Locations
Allahabad
Card file number
60372
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Pat Mohan
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hindu Festival', British Movietone News Issue No. 1286, 25 Jan 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19007 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)