| HALT HERE FOR INDIA Huge crowds gather for Hindu Car Festival at Puri in Bengal, India. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7238 |
| Catalog #: | 51240 | |
| Clip Number: | 51240-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 341 | |
| Timecode: | 01:24:22 - 01:25:34 | |
| Location: | Puri, Orissa, India | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Religious, Misc CROWDS: Misc. FESTIVALS: Religious LOCATIONS/ASIA: India PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Religious RELIGION: Hindu | |
| Description: | HALT HERE FOR INDIA The temple of the Juggernaut. Puri, Orissa, India L/S of temple of Juggernaut or Vishnu, the Hindu God. Crowds gather for Car Festival at Puri, they bang drums and pull something resembling an ornate fan to draw Vishnu from his temple to country house. Various shots of people at the festival. The procession moves down the street around huge festival cars. | |
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