British troops in Southern India were present at some of the celebrations held to mark

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British troops in Southern India were present at some of the celebrations held to mark

British troops in Southern India were present at some of the celebrations held to mark the festival of Dusserah" in honour of the Indian god Rama. They saw the illuminations of the Maharajas Palace, the State Durbar, the State elephant and the Royal Palanquin.
Picture shows - Left to right: Lance Sergt, Arthur Knight of 9 Adington Terrace, Portsmouth, Driver Harry Butler of 25, St PaulOs Way, London, Leading Aircraftman George Lamont of 83 Roxburgh,
Greenock, Scotland and Driver Harold Busty" Ward of 18 Boundary
Street, Bradford, examining a palanquin which is constructed of ivory and gold and was used by the ancestors of the present Royal Family.
It takes eight men to carry this conveyance.
January 1944

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