Amarnath Festival (1965)

Item title reads - Amarnath festival. Technicolor. Hindus go on pilgrimage to Shiva's ice cave. India. L/S snow covered Himalayas. Various shots of the pilgrims trekking along with pack mules, horses etc. Various shots as they make their way up mountain track. C/U man with large bag on his back. Various shots of the pilgrimage, a man carries a child in seat on his back. Various shots people walking along. Good shots of mountains. L/S and M/S of the people stopped at river for a wash and a rest. M/S as a woman has her leg massaged. L/S as they approach cave which is their destination. L/S cave. M/S people outside. C/U pilgrim. M/S as they enter. M/S of their clothes against pillar of ice, this will help them shed sickness of body and mind. M/S pan up ice pillar. C/U painting of Hindu God Shiva. L/S cave. L/S mountains. 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.