| Indian Cremation Ceremony | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 3022 |
| Catalog #: | 448452 | |
| Clip Number: | 448452-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | Varanasi 10 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | India, | |
| Year Shot: | 1994 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: Cremation | |
| Description: | woodpiles in fg people by river building fires (49:55), woodpiles in fg smoldering man standing near (50:10), people poking smoldering fires w/sticks by river (50:32), man gathering sticks tending to small fire (51:01), stickpile in fg people tending to fire behind it (51:20), men in between woodpiles one carries big log on his head (51:43), bodies on stretchers wrapped in orange & yellow silk on fire (51:57), flat-bottom boat in river loaded down w/woodpiles (52:09), tracking shot (from boat) of smoldering fires on shore (52:36), guide explaining crematoriums & electrical crematoriums (53:01), tracking shot as boat floats down river (53:13), family members standing around pyre w/ burning body (53:42), burning body (54:04), family members & cow standing around watching body burn (54:52), men sitting on steps watching body burn (fire & smoke in fg) (55:13), zoom in from family members/cow around body to men sitting on steps watching fire (55:53), family members watching (smoke/flames in fg) (56:15), men sitting watching body burn (smoke/flames in fg) (56:37), same men watching body in fg burn (56:53), man standing on edge of balcony/building roof (57:13), man standing watching camera distorted because of smoke/fumes in fg (57:25), sadhu s face as he sings/plays hand drum tilt down to drum back up to face (57:59), people & a cow stand around on steps watch body burn (59:13), cow near fire where body is burning (59:27), burning body wrapped in gold material on logs flames shooting up (59:50), family members standing around on steps near cow watching body burn (00:54), body wrapped in material burning (01:29) | |


