Pilgrimage

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1599
Date Released
25 Jan 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pilgrimage to Ganges. DESCRIPTION: Hundreds of thousands of Hindus are seen on their way to the Ganges festival. They come by bus, aircraft or boat. A six-hour river-steamer trip ends the long journey. Their destination is a place where the Ganges meets the sea. The most important thing is to bathe here, in the belief that it washes away their sins. SHOTLIST: TS market stalls. TS people boarding bus (2). MS woman receiving inoculation. CU people boarding bus. Pan people boarding plane. Pan boats on Ganges River (2). MS people leaving steamer for boats. LS boat. Pan - people wading to beach. MS same. Pan people walking. CU native women. MS priests. Pan native women. MS priests (2). MS women touching priest’s feet. LS women bathing. MS same. LS temple. MS people throwing offerings. MS people. GV pile of offerings. Pan same.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Environment; Customs and traditions; Aviation; Transport; Religion and belief
Locations
India
Footage sources
Film Record Society of India
Card file number
79114
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Pilgrimage', British Movietone News Issue No. 1599, 25 Jan 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23429 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)