Elephants are washed in holy water and decorated with...
200,000 people make pilgrimage celebrating 2,269 years of Buddhism on the...
Thousands attend religious festival in Ceylon. Variable light quality....
An elephant is used to carry stones and repair sea dyke in...
Excellent coverage of the process of cutting, drying and packing tea.
Footage of people at work in Ceylon.
Celebrating the death and birth of Buddha on Wesak Day in Sri Lanka.
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Ritualistic dancing in Kohomba Kankariya festival invokes blessings on...
Views of pilgrims to a mountain shrine in Sri Lanka.
Troops fighting malaria in Ceylon.
Elephants decorated for procession, ceremonial kandyan dance being...
Buddhist temples and ruins in Ceylon
Rather dark unremarkable shots of a military tattoo.
Veteran cars parade through Colombo in Ceylon
People in Sri Lanka take part in a parade as part of the Esala...
People in Ceylon spend time celebrating Buddha's...
Material...
Ceylon pays last tribute to former...
Miss Manil Wearakoon demonstrates how to wear a Sari - she has a large collection.
Film about tea growing and picking in Ceylon.
The final touches are being made to the British Empire Exhibition.
Elephants are used...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr Senanayake...
A Tooth - a relic of Buddha - is carried in a procession through Kandy...
Procession of Buddhists in Sri Lanka.
Buddhist Perahera festival held in Kandy, Ceylon.
Boy Scouts from around the World meet at Camp in Austria.
Sir John Kotelawala shaking hands with officials on...
Exhibition of the Ceylon fine arts in Russia.
Sri Lankan Ambassador Dr GP Malalasekera...
People riding bikes carrying tall Bo-trees and devil dancers.
Thousands of pilgrims climbing Sri Pada to the holy shrine and...
The annual Esala Perhera Festival in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Wesak Day celebration in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Religious festival in Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Maharaja of Jhalawar and entourage try out cars at Brooklands race track.
George...
Ceylon attains Dominion status, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attend...
Good footage of the island of Ceylon.
People of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) celebrate Kataragama Hindu festival.
Ceylon celebrates 18th anniversary of its independence.
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester board plane bound for Sri Lanka.
Ernest Bevin arrives in Rome, Italy.
Wesak Celebrations for Buddha in Ceylon. Decorative...
Decorated elephants, masked dancers and drummers parade in Buddhist pageant.
Military parade to celebrate 21st Independence of...
Ceylon celebrating its independence.
Celebratory parade...
Travelogue - street scenes, traffic, men at work, washing in a river, rice...
Sheep Dog Trials, wild birds of the Transvaal and elephants...