Indian Marriage Ceremony
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An ethnographic film portraying a marriage ritual in India. Most likely shot by anthropologist Paul Hockings as part of his doctoral research in the Nilgiris region of India.
Credits
Paul Hockings (filmmaker); Paul Hockings (contributor)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Paul Hockings Collection
Subjects: Marriage
Places: Asia > India > Nilgiris
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - LS people of the village walking with Bride down steps; 01:28 - MS Bride having her feet washed; 02:16 - MS Bride fills a pitcher and walks with it on her head; 02:53 - MS Bride and Groom put necklaces around each other’s necks, Couple bends over and kisses the ground, MS Man (Priest?) officiating marriage ritual; 03:27-04:37 - LS Bride and Groom with wedding procession walking back up village steps, MS Bride and Groom in front of Shrine lighting incense, LS Crowd walking off
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/714
Subjects: Marriage
Places: Asia > India > Nilgiris
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - LS people of the village walking with Bride down steps; 01:28 - MS Bride having her feet washed; 02:16 - MS Bride fills a pitcher and walks with it on her head; 02:53 - MS Bride and Groom put necklaces around each other’s necks, Couple bends over and kisses the ground, MS Man (Priest?) officiating marriage ritual; 03:27-04:37 - LS Bride and Groom with wedding procession walking back up village steps, MS Bride and Groom in front of Shrine lighting incense, LS Crowd walking off
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/714
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:08