Indian Festival (1968)

Unissued / unused material. Colour item. Hardwar, India. Various shots large numbers of people bathing in the River Ganges, near the town of Hardwar. Note from dope sheet: Hindus believe this spot on the Ganges is holy and call it the Har-ki-pairi (sp.?), they are celebrating the Ardh Kumbh Mela on Baisakhi Day. Further information about the celebrations on file. 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 Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.