WWII - Colour, 1942, Tibet: Documentary: Inside Tibet Card 3 of 3

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - Colour, 1942 ca, Tibet Card 3 of 3 00:29:15 Continued...Families leaving temple after paying homage to Dalai Lama. Opening ceremony of New Year is re-enactment of great battle. Soldiers wearing armor from 16th Century. Explosions. 00:30:06 Wealthy families gathered in Potala courtyard to watch traditional New Year religious festival / pageant. Man wearing mask depicting God of Wealth is escorted to seat of honor. Evil spirits dance in center of courtyard - Tibetan drums. Pageant continues w/ old man overpowering a tiger. 00:31:31 2nd day ceremony: Pole sitting outside courtyard; inside ghouls dancing & wizard priests in fantastic costumes overpower evil spirits. Symbolic burning of the entrails of evil spirit. 00:32:52 Monks carrying another symbol of evil spirits to be burned. Monks enter w/ drums. 00:33:07 Reget & escorts on horseback ride to visits “oracle” & received predictions for the coming year; then returns to Lhasa. Nobles w/ different headdresses denoting rank. 00:33:58 Archery contest - arrows painted w/ name of contestant. Monks with poles keeping order. Children holding arrows; monks w/ poles keep order. Merchants present scarfs / scarves to nobility as a tradition. Officials & nobles pay homage to representatives of the Regent. 00:35:02 Monks carry pole which represents evil spirits to be destroyed. 00:35:15 CU Regent & present ruler of Tibet watching. 00:35:25 Cavalry show - traditional costumes provided by sponsors. Entrance parade by cavalry. Competition to show prowess - rider on pony at speed has to fire & shoot bow & arrow to hit several targets. 00:36:56 Religious ritual of pilgrims making their way to Winter palace by prostrating themselves on road & praying at every few steps on rough ground. Properly it takes two days to reach palace. Rock walls approaching palace are painted by artists in conceptions of celestial Buddhas. Man spinning prayer wheel; others in walls spun. Views or Portala. 00:38:57 CU of youngf Dalhai Lama. 00:39:10 The End. WW2; Expedition Documentary; Travelogue; Lecture Film; Ethnic Religions; Rituals; Dancing; Spies; OSS; NOTE: Brooke Dolan II (1908-1945), American adventurer & naturalist; Ilya Tolstoy (1903-1970), grandson of Lev Tolstoy. NOTE: Any continuous 20 minutes of 00:00:08 - 00:39:45 (3 cards) sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk