In de schaduw van de goden

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

Set in a small town in the region of Tamil Nadu, in southern India, the film follows the days and works of a hijra family. Silky, Mahima, Trisha,...

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

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.