Film 'Wonders of the World' shows Eastern India. Peacock struts on floor inside a building in Eastern India. Covered woman wears foot ornaments making decorated toenail coverings. Aerial view of the Himalayan Mountain range in India and clouds surrounding the mountains. Monk inside a Tibetan Monastery near Darjeeling. Tibetan Monks spin prayer wheels. A group of local men in Darjeeling or Tibet play a card game while seated on the ground. Tibetan natives perform a Devil Dance in traditional costumes. The Tibetan Devil Dancers dance, spinning in a circle.
Shia Muslims in India. A religious ceremony in the form of a mourning procession to mark the anniversary of the death of Ali, Mohammed's son in law. People in the streets during the procession. Animals decorated with finery. Men and boys strike their chests with their fists in flagellation as mourning ritual. In separate sequence, The Taj Mahal (Dharmapuri, Forest Colony, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282001, India) in Agra, and the Shalimar Gardens (AH1, G. T. Road, Shalamar Town, Lahore, Punjab 54000, Pakistan) in Lahore, Punjab, British India, are shown.
The Indian Police Force Lathi charging and attempting to control a huge mob during the post Independence unrest in India. Hindu protesters seen with banners of 'Down with Pakistan Hooliganism'. Police control the rioting crowd. (Events near time of division of India into states of India and Pakistan.)
Huge crowd gathered on the death of India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in India. He dies of a heart-attack. Events during his tenure as the Prime Minister: He gives a speech in front of a large crowd. He meets dignitaries of various countries during his career. He meets Shiekh Abdullah and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in 1916. He converted to the Mahatma's campaign for an independent India. He comes out of his car and arrives in a hall where he meets other British dignitaries. Crowd gathers at a place. Men on horses. He gives speech in front of the crowd. He meets President Truman in United States. Large crowd greets Nehru. He meets President Eisenhower. He discusses with President John F Kennedy outside a building. Dead body of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. A large crowd gathers to give tribute to the Prime Minister. The Indian flag lowered.
Highlights the problem of increasing population in India. People walk. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi speaks about the religions and customs in India. Houses and trees in a field. Boats on a beachhead. View of the Taj Mahal (Dharmapuri, Forest Colony, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282001, India) in Agra. People bathe in the sacred Ganges River. Cows move on the street. Buildings along the sides of street. Vehicles pass on the street. People gather for the wedding ceremony. Bride arrives with other women. People gather for the funeral. A dead body is placed on a palanquin and is carried by men.
People sit outside a house in India. They listen to a portable radio broadcasting family planning and birth control education information. View of a portable radio. India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi comments on the difficulty of reaching all Indian citizens with information, and the effectiveness of radio broadcasting since many in the population are illiterate. Narrator comments on massive population in India that continue to grow at a rate far greater than other parts of the world. A woman pours water from a jug over another woman bathing. A young Indian woman prays to have a child.