Al Lahabad - 400 Killed In Stampede 1954

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Al Lahabad, River Ganges, India.

GV & LV pilgrims on banks of Ganges 'River of Death'. SV pilgrims arriving for dip in sacred waters of Ganges. SCU pilgrims arriving with belongings. LV crowded river bank. SCU Sadhus outside tents. GV 'River of Death' with pilgrims on bank. STV Sadhus on way...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
29201
Sort Number:
54/013
Time in/Out:
01:47:02:00 / 01:47:57:00
Canister:
54/13
Film ID:
142.25
Issue Date:
11/02/1954

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