Banners and hoardings being put up in Patna

From the archive record

This clip shows labour placing banners and hoardings up in Patna. It's a tricky affair for they are precariously balanced on the poles. Paṭna is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar. Patna was also known as Patliputra. Patna is the 5th-fastest growing city in India. The history of Patna can be traced back 2500 years ago. The ancient city of Patna was situated on a long strip of land, half a mile to the north of the Kumarhar village. This footage is part of the professionally-shot stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and Digital Betacam. Write to us for licensing this