Temples of India (1938) - Jack Cardiff | BFI

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Don't come looking here for an insider's portrait of Hinduism; the religion on offer is like something out of the adventures of Indiana Jones, performed in the style of 'The King and I'. Nevertheless, this film offers a rare glimpse of religious ritual and architecture in India in the late 1930s.
The temples in question include those at Mysore, Varanasi and Belur and we also get to see a dancer performing Shiva's 'Dance of Destruction'. The film ends rather oddly with a moonlight trip to the Taj Mahal, the filmmaker appearing to forget that it was built by a Muslim emperor. But despite its limitations in objectivity and logic, Jack Cardiff's Technicolor cinematography lifts the film to a rather higher plane. (Robin Baker)
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[@arunchaturvedi1960]

I am originally from Mysore, Karnataka. This is a very rare video of pre-independence era Mysore. Love it!

[@rnilu86]

Wow. That dance sequence is magical. No wonder Jack Cardiff was a legendary cinematographer.

[@DeepakJain-ms2es]

The narrator has got so many facts wrong. Yet its a great piece of history captured on film 👍

[@nischaymiglani2617]

He deliberately said it wrong for their British propaganda against India and also for divide and rule policy.

[@ms.dentist]

Actually no. It was a belief that u can't be converted into hinduism..u have to be born hindu Plus white men or anyone except hindus were not allowed inside temples. I am not saying everything he said must be right..it might be my ignorance as well. But yes..u r right..these are some amazing pieces of our past

[@amolkhobaragade]

@@ms.dentist You're right. Those were facts. But depends on which region of India you live in.

[@varoonnone7159]

@@nischaymiglani2617 He wasn't deliberately wrong. It was their understanding of that time The British gave us our History back with their archeological works in the Indus Valley

[@varoonnone7159]

@thezoldics7648 The British renovated all the temples left in ruins, dug out the Indus Valley Civilisation and created the first academic studies of Sanskrit texts

[@latham29]

Fantastic film! The quality of the colour photography is amazing for the 30s. Can't believe that this was made at the same time as Gone With the Wind and Wizard of Oz. Thanx again bfifilms for sharing your great films.

[@gillbiesgmail]

I'm very impressed by the footage of the male Madame Menaka Ballet dancer starting around 6:48; beautiful!

[@abhitherock1066]

0:43..Hinduism is a way of life..how great is our culture😍

[@BlackPanther-lx9we]

Thats India... And thats just an iota of the amazing and magnificient culture & heritage it bears... Jay Maa Bhaarti🙏 Glory to Mother India🙏

[@ravimishra9825]

Jai Mata Di..Jai Bhagwan Ji🙏🏻🌹❤ Marvelous documentary thanks BFI For Saving this documentary so longer..Nice to See this Film..RIP Jack Cardiff..🙏🏻🌹❤

[@DeepakJain-ms2es]

Dear Jack Cardiff... world owes you. In another world and time if we meet, I owe you a jaadu ki jhaapi.

[@Deenanaanu]

Mysore looks magical!

[@kumarsa108]

Despite the inaccuracies the capture of some of the ancient rituals and temples was spectacular. Thanks for sharing

[@amolkhobaragade]

Please elaborate on the mistakes.

[@jigsaw2281]

​@@amolkhobaragadelisten what this bstrdd is saying hindu mythology,hindu bizaar beliefs etc etc

[@jyotiranjandas7058]

Hindus literally stopped building magnificent temples (worthy to stand the test of time) since centuries back... :-(

[@dineshjaiswal3120]

Coz medieval invasion

[@brajbhushan44]

Ram mandir will be built

[@dineshjaiswal3120]

@goldenstate2002 when I said they built and Vijay nagar never ventured out of their state

[@amolkhobaragade]

They did built temples in Varanasi and in Somnath.

[@brajbhushan44]

Proud to be a Hindu 🙏🏼

[@DeepakJain-ms2es]

Every Hindu should share this video. Aap ko shaat shaat pranaam

[@sanjaypalayat2792]

Deepak Jain why? It says weirded and bizarre faith of hindu!

[@dr.kaustubhsingh6429]

I find nothing wrong in the content of this video..It is actually a very accurate description of our sanatan dharma.

[@sgcars]

6:45 what dance form is this?

[@jambudvipi]

BFI is correct Taj Mahal was a temple too

[@vikas4285]

Correct 💯

[@amolkhobaragade]

😂😂😂

[@jyotiranjandas7058]

Priests used to meditate or pray on the steps of Haleebedu temples that time. Whatever happened post Independence????

[@brajbhushan44]

Taj Mahal was built against the demolition of Tejo Mahalya a Shiva temple..

[@gourobshill2999]

Historical... Thank you...

[@vikas4285]

Hinduism ❣️

[@varoonnone7159]

Sounds like the introduction of an Indiana Jones movie

[@Fabyr]

Very interesting, amazing video! Thanks for sharing!

[@patriot6067]

@ 1:45 "prepare to meet Kali IN HELL !" sorry , somebody had to say it , and it damn sure wasn't gonna be Sabu !

[@nikhilgowda9958]

Please tell for us to understand easily

[@lamalo80]

Loved it! Wonder what is inaccurate though as I do not know much of Hinduism.

[@aman.aman.aman.3]

This is amazing

[@rahulboruahupsccandidate7822]

Thank you.

[@rajvardhansingh9203]

Can someone tell the reference of Dr. Strange at 03:52 or its nit dr strange but something else

[@saveanimalsbeveggie]

Beautiful.

[@nikhilgowda9958]

Namma karnataka my India nanu HINDU 🙏🏻

[@jinalvaghelabts4115]

Why you put tajmahal on caption

[@zahirhussain5913]

That is called as 'fraudulent'

[@mgmaharajan5343]

Nice to watch and listen 👍🙏

[@sudhakarreddy6251]

Mysore chamundi hill in 3.27

[@janakirao6654]

3:24 Mysuru ಮೈಸೂರು.

[@DearPrithwish]

Just re-narrate it and it's perfect

[@jayakrishnan26]

Is that halebidu ?

[@SadhuPrasanga]

The narration is very derogatory and rid of ignorance. The dancer is in the mood of Ardhnarishwar.

[@jinalvaghelabts4115]

Tajmahal is not temple

[@nischaymiglani2617]

Yes taj mahal is a hindu temple. Actually tejo mahalay.

[@theworldvideos1]

Strange why they filmed the Taj Mahal in the night time !!!!

[@ЕкатеринаС-щ4ц]

Wow. What is the name of the dancer?

[@lamalo80]

@latham29 "most beautiful by midnight" they say in the movie :)

[@honesttruth1808]

good now search gunda BADO -4 other truth 2 like share

[@AjaySingh-cr4wc]

lack of knowledge

[@jake_runs_the_world]

caste matters

[@bsingh5860]

That was the root cause of 1000 year slavery as well ,Divided we fall united we stand

[@vijendersingh3622]

Hinduism is universal born by lord vishnu