Pilgrimage

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1599

Date Released

25 Jan 1960

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Premier in Salisbury
2. 2Blizzard Hits the North
3. 3Pilgrimage
4. 4Boat Race Training
5. 5Earthquake in Peru
6. 6Volcano Rages
7. 7Through the Mountains

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:

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