News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1329

Date Released

22 Nov 1954

Date submitted

15 Nov 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Hindu Festival
• 2. News Briefs: Queen Mother in Ottawa
• 3. News Briefs: Tribute to Churchill
• 4. News Briefs: Stranded Tanker
• 5. News Briefs: Escape by Raft
• 6. The Last Time We Saw Paris
• 7. The Last Time We Saw Paris
• 8. The Last Time We Saw Paris
• 9. The Last Time We Saw Paris
• 10. Boxing - ABA V Germany
• *The Duke at Fort Dunlop

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hindu Festival. DESCRIPTION: On the River Ganges, 90 miles from New Delhi, Hindu pilgrims come to bathe in the holy water - for this they believe will wash away their sins and set their souls firmly on the road to Nirvanah. SHOTLIST: GV of crowds of pilgrims on the river banks. Various shots of pilgrims. CU of an elephant with a load of sugar cane across his back. Pilgrims having their head shaved and wood paste applied to their forehead. Various scenes of people bathing. Cattle being washed and an elephant.

Keywords

Religion and belief

Locations

India; River Ganges

Card file number

62270

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Pat Mohan

Length of story (in feet)

87

Story extras:

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