MYSORE - FARMING SCENES, DUSSEHRA FESTIVAL AND MYSORE ZOO

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 695088).

Synopsis

Amateur film shot by British Army Doctor showing a variety of scenes in and around Mysore (Southern India) including festival scenes in Mysore (Dussehra), Mysore Zoo.

Colour: train along tracks; sign - "Mysore Sandal Soap"; Cauvery Falls B&W: cattle pulling farming machinery, harvesting scenes Colour: Elephants ridden along road, traffic and cyclists B&W: Mysore Dussehra procession, cavalry and elephants; dignitaries arrive at racecourse - sailing boats on lake Colour: Yachts on lake: Mysore Zoo - decorated elephants, animals (including lion) in cages: trees in blossom in street - possibly Bangalore. End.

 

Titles

  • MYSORE - FARMING SCENES, DUSSEHRA FESTIVAL AND MYSORE ZOO (Archive)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1940
Running Time:
12 minutes
Colour:
Colour and Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
420 ft
 

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