The Kandy Festival (1969)

Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Various good shots taken during the annual religious festival in the Ceylon’s capital Kandy. The festival is highlighted by a large procession through the streets and we see many highly decorated elephants and the traditional Kandy dancers as they make their way past the large crowds. Some young westerners are seen looking on. More shots of the parade, elephants, dancers, crowds, etc. (Orig. Neg.) Date found in the old record - 03/09/1969. 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 fro