Festival of Hola

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2396

Date Released

4 May 1975

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Festival of Hola. DESCRIPTION: A three day Ceremony where Sikhs renew their religious beliefs - the five Sikh Warrior Saints, pledge to uphold Truth, Religion and Honour. SHOTLIST: GV Arvandpur Temple with crowds round it. SV pan down from saffron colour banners to men holding them. CU hand holding sword pan up to face of a Panj Piaras. SV 5 Panj Piaras holding open swords. SV religious leader. SV Panj Piaras. SV people coming forward & touching feet of religious head who is seated on the ground. CU face of religious head tilt down to hands showing the rosary and beads moving with his fingers. CU religious head. CU drum being beaten. LV Sikhs on horseback in procession. LV man in procession spinning umbrella type apparatus about his head. SV Sikhs on horseback in procession. GV crowd watching procession. SV procession. SV Sikhs on horseback. LV crowd watching from rooftop. FV procession. FV hockey player dancing to music. CU man playing trumpet. FV hockey player dancing. CU man on trumpet. SV hockey player.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Religion and belief; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

India

Card file number

75/129

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

201

Story extras:

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