Festival of the Calm Seas

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1472
Date Released
19 Aug 1957
Date Other
Aug 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Russian Air Crash
  2. 2Prince Charles New School
  3. 3Festival of the Calm Seas
  4. 4Names in the News: Pablo Casals
  5. 5Names in the News: Jayne Mansfield
  6. 6Names in the News: Nine Royal Sons
  7. 7The Highway Load
  8. *Scotland’s Seaside Queen

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Festival of Calm Seas. DESCRIPTION: Gathering on the beach at Bombay, Hindu worshippers held a religious festival to speed the end of the Monsoon. The pray to Varoona - the equivalent of Neptune - to calm the waters of the Arabian Sea, so that they can start the season’s fishing. SHOTLIST: Hindu crowds on the banks of river. Praying for the end of the monsoons. Dancing.
Keywords
Music and dance; Weather; Religion and belief
Locations
Bombay
Card file number
71455
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Pat Mohan
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
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