The Funeral Of U. Pandawa 1934

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Full title reads: "THE FUNERAL OF U. PANDAWA High Priest of the Aungmye Bonzan Monastery at Rangoon."

Rangoon, India.

Procession of Buddhist monks walking through Rangoon. 100,000 Buddhist priests have come for the funeral of High Priest U. Pandawa, one of the most learned men of the...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
9619
Sort Number:
34/044
Time in/Out:
01:47:12:00 / 01:48:02:00
Canister:
34/44
Film ID:
785.37
Issue Date:
31/05/1934

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