(Benares) Banaras: Steps to Heaven

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1984

Complete Record: LS of rural Indian countryside. LS of people riding donkeys. LS of village with tall temples next to a body of water with small boats in it. LS of people bathing in the water. LS of village street scene with people walking by vendors dressed in rural east Indian clothing. LS of river with people worshipping in it. Great shot of a silhouetted youth jumping up and down with sunset in BG. Great shot of silhouetted man praying with beads in front of sunset. CU of people’s faces. LS of beggars being given money by worshippers. CU of man pouring oil on altar. LS of market vendors selling their wares. Great shot of countryside with one lonely rowboat. LS of countryside next to the banks of the river. Cu of a great white cow standing around all the people in the village. CU of men praying. LS of men getting on riverboat and rowing away. LS of all the people on the riverbanks clogged up with rowboats of all sizes. CU of man being interviewed. LS of man climbing large temple steps. LS of the city’s architectural designs. LS of woman praying and reading. LS of people bathing in the river. LS of woman sweeping steps of temple. LS of youth jumping in front of mansion. LS of p[people working by the river banks. CU of man working. LS of river banks with people working and praying on them and in the river. LS silhouette of granary with setting sun in the BG. LS of carnival, with dancers, musicians, costumes and fireworks. LS of all the boats parked on the river. LS of townspeople carrying baskets on their heads. LS of busy Indian street intersection. CU of market serving food. CU of dried goods. LS of two youths in a fighting match surrounded by a group of onlookers. LS of the bazaar and the vendors selling wares. LS of men in rowboat going by crowd on riverbed. LS of sunset by river. LS of people wading in the river water. LS of fishing boats leaving dragging their nets. LS of fishermen pulling large nets in from the water. LS of people praying with candles on steps of temple. LS of city silhouetted with sparkling water in FG. POV of man in rowboat. CU of man in rowboat. LS of men fishing. LS of men praying and wading in water. CU of man being interviewed. LS of women playing drums in temple. LS of parade through town playing horns and walking with a big cow. LS of people on the riverbanks. LS of fires at night on the riverbanks. LS of lots of people crowding into the river, washing themselves and their clothing. LS of boats being rowed down stream.