Dussera Celebration In Delhi (1952)

Delhi, India LS. Procession moving through streets of Delhi. LS. Crowds at fireworks ceremony. LS. Three effigies. MS. Effigy. GV’s Crowds (Bad light). LS. Fireworks. LS. Effigies burning. (Mute Lav.) Cataloguers note: Dussera marks the victory of King Ramaover over the wicked King Ravana of Ceylon. Both legends are said to date back to some eight thousand years BC. 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 footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.