British Raj Movies

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

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.

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.

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

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

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

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city.