’holy Tooth’ Procession (1964)

Full title reads: “Ceylon. ’Holy Tooth’ Procession“. Kandy, Ceylon / Sri Lanka. GV The “Esala Perahera“ procession coming towards camera. LV Dancers and elephants. LV Crowd lining roof of building. GV Procession going past. LV Drummers in the procession. LV As they go away. LV Crowd lining roof. SV Dancers in procession. GV Buddhist priest in procession. LV Dancers and drummers. SV Crowd. GV The sacred tooth relic (believed to be tooth of Buddha himself) in casket mounted on giant elephant comes towards camera. SV The casket and the elephant. GV as the processions go away from camera. () 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 (1910-193