| THE FUNERAL OF PANDIT NEHRU | ||
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| Tape Master: | 8903 | |
| Catalog #: | 32350 | |
| Clip Number: | 32350-2 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 3931 D | |
| Timecode: | 01:33:37 - 01:37:50 | |
| Location: | New Delhi, India | |
| Year Shot: | 1964 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Misc. CULTURAL GROUPS: Indian/Pakistani FUNERALS: Cremation FUNERALS: Cultural Traditions FUNERALS: State LOCATIONS/ASIA: India, Delhi, New Delhi PERSONALITIES: Douglas-Home, Sir Alec PERSONALITIES: Nehru, Jawaharlal PERSONALITIES: Shastri, Lal Bahadur RELIGION: Hindu | |
| Description: | VS At the funeral of India's Pandit Nehru showing his body being carried through New Delhi, large crowds of the mourners, and dignitaries who include British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Indian Defense Minister Krishna Menon, and the next Prime Minister of India, Mr. Lal Shastri. VS Throngs of mourners standing on either side of a closed gate. MS Body of Nehru is carried downstairs. CU of Nehru’s face as he is carried through the hallways of a building. Exterior of the Teen Murti House, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s official residence. MS A small group of women crying. Minister Krishna Menon arriving to the ceremony, being led inside. VS Mourners. MS Lal Bahadur Shastri arriving. Nehru’s body burning on a pyre (the traditional funeral rite of the Hindu faith). Pan of mourners. CU of Nehru’s face before being cremated. VS Mourners lining streets. | |
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