Animated map shows Ganges River in India and traces the headwaters of the Ganges River at Jumnotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath. Pilgrims start their journey in the mountains at Hardwar where the railroad ends. Sign identifying Hardwar (AKA Hardiwar) at the railroad station. A steam locomotive pulling passenger cars enters Hardwar station. Pilgrims leaving the train and station at Hardwar. They are seen crossing a bridge over the Ganges River. Pilgrims on foot carrying their belongings on their heads. Some use pack animals and another being carried in palanquin.
Hindu pilgrims on foot carrying their belongings on their heads, as they journey to the source of the Ganges River. At Deva Preyag, where branches of the Ganges join, pilgrims remove their shoes and descend the bank to bathe. But first, a family priest performs religious rites. Sacred calfs are seen with the pilgrims.
Hindu holy man (swami) makes ceremonial preparations to bathe at Deva Preyag. He pours water from the river over his body before holding a chain to secure himself as he bathes in the very strong currents of the river. View of the waters rushing past the stony site. A woman dresses in volumunous Sari after bathing. A woman having color placed on her forehead.
Pilgrims at bank of the Ganges River, at Deva Preyag, give gifts to priests whom they consult. Would-be priests (youths) argue amongst themselves, about the division of gifts. Group of holy men receiving gifts of food from pilgrims.
Hindu pilgrims encounter sacred wild life on their journey to the source of the Ganges River. A monkey Sacred monkeys encountered by Hindu pilgrims on their journey. A monkey swimming in a river and jumping out at a river bank. Group of monkeys scampers up a slope. Fish gathering at river bank, as a pilgrim feeds them during pilgrimage journey.
German army enters Brno, Capital city of Moravia in Czechoslovakia, during World War Two. Mechanized columns of German troops with tanks,armored personnel carriers,field guns and motorbikes move along snowy streets of town, as thousands of local citizens watch.
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