| Adam's Peak - Religious Shrine in Sri Lanka, 1930s | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7552 |
| Catalog #: | 507162 | |
| Clip Number: | 507162-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 65 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:14:41 - 01:15:45 | |
| Location: | Ceylon (Sri Lanka) | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Religious, Misc GEOGRAPHIC LANDFORMS: Mountains LOCATIONS/ASIA: Sri Lanka (Ceylon) RELIGION: Buddhism RELIGION: Christianity Misc RELIGION: Hindu RELIGION: Islam (Muslim, Molsem) RELIGION: Pilgrimage RELIGION: Prayer | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 492839 Tape 7552 B Views of pilgrims to a mountain shrine in Sri Lanka. Ceylon (aka Sri Lanka) Views of a mountain, covered in tropical forest. Europeans in pith helmets walk up hillside past Sri Lankan natives. People make offerings at a small temple. Shots of the men climbing steps up the side of the mountain. Bells are rung at a shrine on the mountain. Pilgrims pray and make their devotions. Scenes of a woman being immersed in a pond by two men. One of them prays after the ceremony - not clear whether this is a baptism / christening or some ceremony from another religion. | |
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