Funeral Service For India’s Ambassador In Rome (1949)

Rome, Italy. MS. Indians arriving for the funeral service for Indian Ambassador Dewan Ram Lal. MS. Coffin being carried. MS. & SCU. Coffin being carried through streets. MS. Dewan Ram Lal’s wife, daughter and several other women mourners following coffin. SCU. Coffin being borne through streets. Indian man walking beside it carries ghee on salver. SCU. The women mourners passing camera. MS. Back view of coffin and procession passing along street. MS. Count Carlo Sforza, Italian Foreign Minister, and some other dignitaries following cortege. CU. Head shot of an Italian grenadier guardsman. LS. Elevated shot of the cortege passing platoon of guardsmen. MS. The cortege arriving at the temple. MS. Widow and daughter. CU. Head shot of carabinieri saluting. MS. Back view of the coffin being carried into temple - 2 shots. MS. Crowd holding umbrellas, standing outside. SCU. People entering temple. SCU. Count Sforza leaving temple. MS. Trees at the cemetery silhouetted against sky. MS. Line of guardsmen. (