Wesak Celebrations In Ceylon. (1968)

Colombo, Ceylon WESAK CELEBRATIONS IN CEYLON. Various shots of the illuminations for Wesak celebrations in the streets of Ceylon. VS Buddha statues. Amazing display of highly decorative lanterns covered in pom-poms and beads. CU of the rare “Kadu-Pul“ plant in bloom. Rare footage - the plant only flowers once a year, for one hour at midnight. Buddhists lighting candles, burning incense and offering prayers at the giant temples in Colombo. The Wesak Celebrations are to commemorate the 2,511th anniversary of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. (Orig. Neg.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bu