After the title "Kaiser-e-Hind: was coined for for the British monarch Durbards were held in India to commemorate the the accession of the new sovereigns. At the Durbars of 1877 and 1903 at Delhi, the viceroy received the homage of Indian riders on behalf of the British King-Emperor. That of 1911-12, at the same site (in North Delhi marked by the 'Coronation Park' and a stone obelisk) was on a grandeur scale because 'King George V himself and Queen 'Mary were present. It was on this occasion that the King announced the decision to build a new capital at Delhi. This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of tens of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and
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