Washing Away An Eclipse

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
56/100
Date Released
13 Dec 1956
Length of issue (in feet)
670
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Students Prepare Home for Hungarians
  2. 2Stop-At-Nothing Drills
  3. 3News Flashes: Swiss Battle School
  4. 4News Flashes: Arctic Crash
  5. 5News Flashes: Vietnamese Girls Protest
  6. 6Washing Away An Eclipse
  7. 7Rock & Roll Hits Sydney

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
Hindus ward off the evil effects of a solar eclipse by bathing in the Holy Ganges
Keywords
Religion and belief
Locations
India; Garhmukteshwar
Credits:
Camera
Norman William Roper
Commentator
Robert C. Danvers Walker
Cutter
Ron Fowler
Camera
Ved Parkash
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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