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Lifestyle of Hopi Indian people at Oraibi, Arizona, and Navajo Indian people in Monument Valley area of Arizona
Native American Indian people of the Hopi people are shown living in Oraibi, Arizona in the late 1930s. Lifestyle of the Hope people. A woman climbs the stairs of a traditional Hopi dwelling, unchanged by modern civilization. Construction of houses is seen. Hopi women fashion pottery in an ancient village, while kneeling on a blanket on the ground. They shape bowls by hand. Completed Hopi bowls and vases, and ceremonial mats and baskets are shown. A man paints religious dolls known as Kachina dolls, each a replica of costumes worn during religious ceremonies. Children play with the dolls. Indian men work at a mining site, but they are constrasted with many Indian men who choose their traditional way of life. A Navajo American Indian man riding a horse passes near monuments and natural rock formations in the Monument Valley area of Arizona. A young navajo girl herds sheep and goats with Monument Valley rock formations in background, showing how children assist the tribe. Arid lands needing irrigation are shown, and narrator discusses need for irrigation to support growth of the Navajo nation. A Navajo brush shelter dwelling is shown, typical of those erected by the nomadic Navajo following their grazing animals from place to place. Navajo woman grinds corn in traditional manner by hand with a stone. Two Navajo boys watch her. A navajo woman wearing turquoise and silver jewelry. A navajo woman makes a rug by hand, using wool from Navajo sheep. The rug weaver follows no drawn pattern and uses her memory only to make the pattern. Prehistoric Native American Indian dwellings in the Canyon de Chelly are shown, protected as National Monuments, and originally home to ancient Navajo and Anasazi Pueblo people. An anthropologist participating in excavation at the Canyon de Chelly examines a piece of pottery. Scientists at a Canyon de Chelly ruin from end of 11th century AD extract a core sample from timber to determine the year of the dwelling construction by wood growth rate pattern.
Native American Indian ruins, Oak Creek Canyon, Petrified Forests, and natural rock features and canyons in Arizona
Monuments ruins of native American Indian civilizations in Arizona, United States. People sit at the side of a waterway near a ruin. They view the ruined monuments. Canyons, ridges, rock formations and water streams in Oak Creek Canyon. A 1930s car on a road in Oak Creek Canyon. Tourists look at the ruins prehistoric trees turned to stone in the Petrified Forest National Park. Close-up views of trees in the petrified forest, and of various cross-sections cut and polished. Elevated view of colorful ridges in the Painted Desert on the Little Colorado River. View of Sunset Crater and dried rock of old lava flows from the volcano. Scenes of the Grand Canyon and a man and woman looking out over the Grand Canyon. Montage of scenes of farmers, American Indians, prospectors, and miners in Arizona. Mining operations and smoke rises from the chimney of a smelting factory. Saguaro cactus plants with the setting sun behind at dusk.
Pilgrims travel to the Kedarnath Mandir,one of the holiest Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva, in the Himalayan Mountains
Mountain views of Garhwal Himalayan range in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India. Hindus pilgrims journeying to the Kedarnath Mandir Temple in India. Presbyterian missionary Ira Hatch with his camera. Pilgrims climb a steep path on their journey. Two pilgrims exchange greetings at the bank ot the Mandakini river. Pilgrims gather at the Kedarnath Mandir Temple atop the Garhwal Himalayan range near the Mandakini river in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India..
Men gather outside the temple of the Kedarnath, Himalayas, India, during mountain pilgrimage
Hindu pilgrims make a pilgrimage to the sacred shrine of Kedarnath (Shiva) atop the Garhwal Himalayan mountain range, in India. Pilgriims gather outside the temple. They perform their religious rites outside before entering the temple. They ring the sacred bell at the entrance of temple. Men on the mountain climbing expedition walk holding a palanquin.
Hindu Pilgrims journey to headwaters of the Ganges River
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.
Indian pilgrims journey to source of the Ganges River and perform the religious rites before bathing at Deva Prayag, India.
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.
