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Gandhi And India

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keywords: india, mahatma gandhi, hindu temple festival procession, civil disobedience, police riot

Synopsis: Unedited footage of temple elephants decorated with gold caparisons in Hindu Temple festival procession in the Kerala State of India, Muslims kneel to pray, Gandhi followers and police clash in riot against British rule...(read more)

  • Date: 1930's
  • Duration: 00:06:30
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: India
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Gandhi And India

Unedited footage of temple elephants decorated with gold caparisons called a Nettipattam in a Hindu festival procession in India. Elephants carry the deity or Holy One during annual Hindu festival procession. Very large crowd on street during procession. Large group of Muslims kneeling to pray at Mosque. British and Indian Police clash with Gandhi followers against British rule. Police use bamboo sticks in attempt to disburse crowd of rioting Gandhi followers. Shows injured being carried from the scene of rioting. Shows person wearing Red Cross arm band carrying injured rioter. White Bombay ambulance appears and drives through crowd.

CU of Mahatma Gandhi surrounded by his followers. Gandhi is shown on a balcony looking at followers below. More scenes of British and Indian Police hitting rioters with bamboo sticks. Some scenes repeat with audio (sound). Rioters yelling, white Bombay ambulance drives through crowd sounding horn and bell.

With Audio: Various shots of Mahatma Gandhi after long prison hunger strike (fast) weighting only 86 pounds after his last meal. Footage of Mahatma Gandhi after release from jail.