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  1. India Rations Its Gods

    Date released
    6 Sep 1951
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1161A
    NoS ID
    017346
    Story no
    1 / 8

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: India Rations Its Gods. DESCRIPTION: The famous Lakshmi Narayan temple at New Delhi is just one of many Hindu places of worship affected by the new regulations concerning offerings of...

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  2. Kataragama: A God for All Seasons (1973 Film, Video)

    Director
    Charlie Nairn
    Producer
    Charlie Nairn
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Looks at the help which Singhalese of all religions in Sri Lanka, including Buddhists, Hindus, Moslems and Christians, are increasingly seeking from Kataragama, an ancient Hindu god. Once a year there is a...

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  3. Bollywood: Gods, Glamour and Gossip

    Date
    29 Aug 2013, 11:07
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Review

    Bollywood: Gods, Glamour and Gossip by Kush Varia. (Wallflower/Columbia University Press, January 2013), 126 Pages. ISBN: 978-1906660154 (paperback), £14 About the reviewer: Dr Iain Robert Smith is...

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  4. 100,000 Pilgrims See Religious Hindu Festival

    Date released
    10 Aug 1950
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    2029
    NoS ID
    042528
    Story no
    2 / 3

    Religious procession in Puri, Bengal, features effigies of Gods, carried on giant Juggernauts.

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  5. Cameragraphs

    Date released
    28 Nov 1935
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    338A
    NoS ID
    006024
    Story no
    1 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hindu ‘Fasting Fair’ Feast (Darsham of Nithoba at Pardhaper ?? - Original writing poor and indistinct). DESCRIPTION: Hindu "Fasting Feast" affords rare study for Camera artist....

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  6. Indian Maharaja Rides to Prayer

    Date released
    24 Nov 1930
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    77
    NoS ID
    002744
    Story no
    5 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Indian Maharaja Rides to Prayer. DESCRIPTION: State Procession when His Highness of Mysore pays homage to the Hindu Gods. SHOTLIST: Cavalry riding past camera. Maharaja riding in...

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  7. Indian Maharaja Rides to Prayer

    Date released
    24 Nov 1930
    Series name
    British Movietone Gazette
    Issue no
    43
    NoS ID
    000340
    Story no
    3 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Indian Maharaja Rides to Prayer. DESCRIPTION: State Procession when His Highness of Mysore pays homage to the Hindu Gods. SHOTLIST: Cavalry riding past camera. Maharaja riding in...

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  8. Mahabharata, The (1989 Video)

    Director
    Peter Brook
    Producer
    Michel Propper
    Subject
    Drama; Literature
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL, 313 minutes), £19.99

    Peter Brook’s adaptation of the classic Hindu epic story, which could be translated as ‘the great history of mankind’, the longest poem in history, a saga of fighting battles and finding peace, of good...

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  9. Long Search, The (1977 Video)

    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 13 x 50 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £325.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

    Survey by Ronald Eyre of the world’s major religions. Each part shows encounters with men and women an attempts to capture something of the faith and understanding of individual people. 1: The Hindu...

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  10. Story of God, The (3 Parts) (2007)

    Subject
    History; Philosophy; Psychology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 3 x 50 minutes), £435 (series) £195 (each part)

    Every civilisation in history has been founded on a belief in a higher power that tells us where we come from, what we do, who we are. For some, religion has no place in the modern world - its force and...

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