Yogi Burial (1929)

Location unknown. Crowd gathered outdoors to see 25 year old Indian Yogi, Professor Yashpal, being buried alive for hour and a half without consequences on his health. Professor Yashpal preparing to be buried - several men helping him. A man putting a small carpet into a hole where the Professor is to be buried. Professor sits inside the hole, men cover the hole with boards and cover it further with ten inches of earth. Men are seen shovelling earth burying him. Men shovelling earth off the hole after hour and a half. Yogi outside the ’grave’ being checked by a doctor - he seems fine. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bu