| PROCESSION OF HOLY ELEPHANTS AT KANDY Elephants are washed in holy water and decorated with gold and silk for religious procession. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5548 |
| Catalog #: | 257157 | |
| Clip Number: | 257157-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 35/76 | |
| Timecode: | 01:04:23 - 01:05:03 | |
| Location: | Ceylon (Sri Lanka) | |
| Year Shot: | 1935 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Elephants LOCATIONS/ASIA: Sri Lanka (Ceylon) PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Religious | |
| Description: | PROCESSION OF HOLY ELEPHANTS AT KANDY Elephants are washed in holy water and decorated with gold and silk for religious procession. Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Man scrubbing ears of an elephant in the river (holy water, voice-over says, probably Ganges). Another man scrubbing head of an elephant - it seems that elephant likes it. More shots of elephants being washed before being decorated in gold and silk for the grand religious procession through the city. Various shots of the procession of heavily decorated elephants with men in traditional robes alongside carrying trays of fruit and girls (and men) in traditional clothes dancing ahead of the procession. | |
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