News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Murhurram Festival in Bombay
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- British Movietone News
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- 7 / 12
- Section Title
- News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Muharrum Festival in India. SHOTLIST: The annual Muharrum festival takes place in Bombay. Sword fighting takes place in the streets, ice water is given to the followers and the deity is carried in procession to the waterfront. (Moslem Festival).
- Keywords
- Customs and traditions; Religion and belief
- Footage sources
- Marconi
- Card file number
- 35820
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Alan Howland
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 23
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How to cite this record
'News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Murhurram Festival in Bombay', British Movietone News Issue No. 510A, 16 Mar 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9801 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)