Gem Decked Idol. Strange Scenes Mark Procession of Holy Men in Colombo

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1205

Date Released

9 Oct 1922

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Gem Decked Idol. Strange Scenes Mark Procession of Holy Men in Colombo
2. 2World’s Fastest Aeroplanes. Speed of 200 Miles Per Hour Attained in Race for Deutsch Cup ... Mr Jimmy James (GB Retired Owing to Loss of Map.
3. 3Round the World Flight. Captains Macmillan and Mallins Made a Brave Attempt to ‘Carry On’ after Major Blake Had Retired Through Illness
4. 4Sir Ian Hamilton Visits Coventry to Open the ‘Old Normandy’ Pageant Held in Aid of Warwickshire Charities
5. 5Instructing the British Army. Captain George Ash Formerly of Texas Rangers, Demonstrating Lariat Throwing to Troops at Aldershot.

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

Ceylon. Procession with elephants, floats and crowds. Gem-decked idol.

Keywords

Animals; Religion and belief

Library number GR

6088

Length of story (in feet)

84

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