| WESAK CELEBRATIONS IN CEYLON | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 8181 | |
| Catalog #: | 524018 | |
| Clip Number: | 524018-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4439 F | |
| Timecode: | 01:15:31 - 01:17:34 | |
| Location: | Colombo, Ceylon | |
| Year Shot: | 1969 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Religious, Shrine HOLIDAYS: Misc, Religious LOCATIONS/ASIA: Sri Lanka (Ceylon) RELIGION: Buddhism RELIGION: Prayer | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 280815 WESAK CELEBRATIONS IN CEYLON Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). GV. The Kelaniya Temple outside Colombo in Sri Lanka crowded with Buddhists who have come to pray on their special Wesak Day. The day is celebrated as the time that Buddha was born and died. Various shots of the people praying in the grounds of the temple before the various effigies of Buddha - they also light small candles and hold flowers in their hands. | |
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