Wesak Celebrations In Ceylon (1969)

Ceylon (Sri Lanka). GV. The Kelaniya Temple outside Colombo in Sri Lanka crowded with Buddhists who have come to pray on their special Wesak Day. The day is celebrated as the time that Buddha was born and died. Various shots of the people praying in the grounds of the temple before the various effigies of Buddha - they also light small candles and hold flowers in their hands. (Orig. Neg.) Date found in the old record - 03/05/1969. 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 from 1957 to the end of 1984. All foot