| India's Pilgrims | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1766 |
| Catalog #: | 425468 | |
| Clip Number: | 425468-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-094-07 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | India - River Ganges | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Religious | |
| Description: | 45. The 8-days bathing festival on the River Ganges brings more than a million Hindu pilgrims to the annual celebration. A dip in the water means purification and salvation and is also a thanksgiving for bumper crops. Flocks of Hindus walk caring children and supplies while dressed in traditional attire. One family rides a top an elephant. Various shots of a tent city along the Ganges. Shots of individual camps with the city. The river's shoreline. Hundreds of pilgrims wad in the water, and some bring their cows. Close-ups of individual pilgrims . | |
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