British Raj Filmes

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.

Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.