Elaborate Obseques (1925)

Item title reads - Elaborate Obsequies of Tayok Sayadaw, the great Buddhist Priest. The festival lasts 7 days and takes a year to prepare. Rangoon, (Yangon) Burma (Myanmar). Intertitle - ’.... “dancing angels“ escort the embalmed body and Ministers of State, bearing golden umbrellas, act as pallbearers.’ M/S as people walk down the street playing instruments and dancing, a statue on a seat follows, the coffin is carried on a raised platform, and people hold parasols up. Many people walk along with it. Note: there is another version of this item with the same title and footage which is tinted orange. It is on *PM0388*. 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 agenc