Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.
Procession of Elephants at Jaipur; Galta; Raj Mahal is of 0 hour(s) and 12 minute(s). It is Produced By: BFI, The British Council. It was released on 1933-08-01.
Genres: Documentary
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