| Monks Performing Funeral Ceremony on Ganges | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 3017 |
| Catalog #: | 448540 | |
| Clip Number: | 448540-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | Varanasi 5 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | India, Varanasi | |
| Year Shot: | 1994 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: Cremation | |
| Description: | zoom out from drum to guy shaking it back & forth in hands (22:15), monk looking away in left of frame more monks in bg (22:31), monks talking (telephoto)/bells & drums played (22:49), diff monks talking (telephoto) (23:01), shots of monks faces (23:13), pan R from monks on steps to monks by river (23:51), zoom out from monk putting flowers on body to all people standing around (24:23), (telephoto) monk sitting in boat watching & laughing (24:57), guy in boat rowing on river (looks very gray & polluted) (25:10), pan L/R from monks by river up to monks on steps & back to river (25:24), monk s face forehead painted yellow (26:34), shots of men carrying stone slabs to boat (26:44), monks gathered by river as men carry stone slabs to boat (27:45), monks sitting on steps waiting (28:01), monks gathered on steps pan R to river/boat (28:14), monks near river & on boat (28:44), monk s painted face (not looking at cam) (28:55), people lined up standing around body covered w/flowers (29:11), body draped in flowers tilt up to gray-haired woman standing near (29:26), 2 men talking (29:56), men/monks in boat on river (30:14), people gathered around body (cam tries to get closer) (30:35), people gathered around body draping it in flowers (31:16), zoom in/out on dead monk s face as they uncover it & drape flowers around neck (31:33) | |
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