Ceylon 1955 Reel 12 of 24
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:41
| Film ID | F16-0092 |
| Film Description | Reel 12 of 24 Unedited travelogue Colombo Delhi Kashmir ShotlistReel 12 of 24Unedited travelogue Colombo Delhi Kashmir 1955: Reel 12: Ceylon. [Sri Lanka] August 5-16. Colombo. Delhi, India. Kashmir Colombo--Esala Perahera; bringing out the Buddha's tooth in a mobile shrine. Several views of portable shrine. Views of Sri Dalada Maligawa temple, which houses the Buddha's tooth. Views of a Hindu temple, Siva Nataraj. Tamil Brahmins, decorated priests. Girl with heavy ear-rings, nose pieces. Man on stilts. [1 mws, 1 cu] Parade in antique autos traveling on street. [Sign says: “Mad Caravan”] Covered wagon with long bamboo sticks. Various family camp meeting scenes. Man holding holly die and plunger, possibly used to decorate 'cake" . More camp meeting scenes. A temple at Delhi; interior and exterior, [dark interior] Kashmir Boats at Srinagar; many Lake Nagin, [Dal Lake] scenes. Boats on way to market. Large houseboat being poled. Note: walk-ways on side. Dal lake scenes. Weaving a reed mat. Lake scenes. Raising water, using weighted pole. (Note: footwork) [1 ws, 1 cu] Irrigation. Water flowing from pole. Paddling boats on river. Lotus flowers. Lotus flowers, [cu] Men lifting plank bridge across lake and channel. Dal lake. Reflection of cloud in lake. Modern house. Raising water using double poles. Nishat Garden |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Sri Lanka, Kandy, Esala Perahera, Buddhism, Buddhist festivals, Tamil people, Hinduism, Delhi, Kashmir |
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