| ELABORATE OBSEQUES A seven day festival marks funeral rites of Buddhist priest | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5309 |
| Catalog #: | 247484 | |
| Clip Number: | 247484-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1180 | |
| Timecode: | 01:33:55 - 01:35:01 | |
| Location: | Rangoon, (Yangon) Burma (Myanmar). | |
| Year Shot: | 1925 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: Clergy FUNERALS: Cultural Traditions LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Myanmar (Burma), Rangoon (Yangon) PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Funeral RELIGION: Buddhism | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 510277 Elaborate Obsequies of Tayok Sayadaw, the great Buddhist Priest. The festival lasts 7 days and takes a year to prepare. Rangoon, (Yangon) Burma (Myanmar). '.... "dancing angels" escort the embalmed body and Ministers of State, bearing golden umbrellas, act as pallbearers.' M/S as people walk down the street playing instruments and dancing, a statue on a seat follows, the coffin is carried on a raised platform, and people hold parasols up. Many people walk along with it. | |
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