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Manmohan Singh, then Prime Minister of India speaks about Commonwealth Games. He says, "These games on an occasion to uphold and renew the essential spirit of the Commonwealth that seeks to promote peace, quality and friendship among all people and nation." The opening ceremony for the 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games 2010 designed to showcase the best of Indian culture with cutting-edge technology. Setting the stage was the aerostat the largest helium balloon in the world with life-sized puppets hanging from it with images projected on it the ceremony began with the segment called rhythms of India. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hou
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