The Ganges River, Lands and Their Peoples Series

Year Published: 1955

Creator: Edward Levonian

Complete Record: Explains the religious and economic significance of the Ganges River. Traces the Ganges River from its source in the Himalayas, past Hardwar, Agra, New Delhi, Kanpur, Banaras, and Calcutta, to the Bay of Bengal. Shows many Hindus making the difficult, month-long, religious pilgrimage to the source of the river. Includes scenes showing how water from the sacred river is used in the wedding festival of a rajah and in a religious ritual performed by a merchant at the end of each year. The Himalayas, Villages, Pilgrimage, pilgrims traveling on foot, Maps of India, Taj Mahal, markets, trains, swimming in the Ganges River, wealthy men riding on elephants, cargo placed on ships, people boarding ships and boats, bathing in the Ganges, large crowds at the shore of the Ganges.