With Eastern Splendour (1928)

Full titles read: “With Eastern Splendour - Bejewelled Princes & Rajahs, caparisoned elephants, horses & camels in imposing ceremonial of unveiling of Memorial to India’s great Warrior ... by Sir Leslie Wilson.“ Poona, India. Various shots show a decorated elephant carrying Sir Leslie Wilson and his wife (?) along a street, followed by people on foot and riding camels and horses. M/S of a maharaja. L/S of Sir Leslie Wilson climbing off the elephant and down a staircase, then making his way to the memorial with the maharaja. Sir Wilson unveils the monument; L/Ss of the massive statue of Shivagi on a horse on a huge plinth, surrounded by crowds of people. 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 inclu