25 mins., b&w, silent (but with later voice-over annotation by Robert Haupt)
Source : NAFC Collection no. AS-80.3.1. A clip is viewable here.
This footage was shot by an American school-teacher based in India, Robert Haupt. Along with miscellaneous sequences on diverse subjects such as his own school, his hunting expeditions and the London to Melbourne air race, it also incorporates some sequences of ethnographic interest, including various scenes from a mela at Allahabad and then at another festival at Nagpur, in which sadhus subject themselves to various forms bodily self-mortification (walking on coals, suspension from hooks in their backs).
Other scenes include a brass carver in Jaipur, street scenes in Mumbai, everyday village life and various shots of fishing boats and women engaged in heavy manual labour in Goa. The NAFC also hold an audio recording of Haupt speaking to the images, identifying and commenting on the subject matter.
Text : Zimmerman 1995, pp. 79-80.