This film begins with the invocation of 'almighty god' at a river where several people are gathered. The child god Krishna rises out of the water astride the demon snake Kaliya. Then we see Yashoda as she rocks the sleeping Krishna's crib and imagines the god as Gopala. The next scene shows Kamsa fantasizing about Krishna threateningly duplicated many times around him. Kamsa then imagines himself dead as his severed head rises up and descends again. People of all castes pay obeisance to the deity with the title-card: 'may this humble offering be accepted by the Lord'.
Lanka Dahan (Lanka Aflame) is a 1917 Indian silent film directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (Dadasaheb Phalke). Phalke also wrote the film based on an episode of the Hindu epic Ramayana, credited to Valmiki. A retelling of the familiar 'Ramayana' story of Rama's wife Sita being abducted by Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, and Rama's triumph with the aid of men, monkeys and bears. From the trees Hanuman the brave monkey observes Sita held captive in the tulasi garden where Ravana comes to intimidate her. The main part of the film covers Hanuman's rage while in Lanka when he set the whole island afire with his burning tail.
Raja Harishchandra
O filme começa mostrando o rei Harishchandra, a sua esposa Taramati e o seu jovem filho. O rei está ensinando seu filho a manejar o arco e a flecha. Depois disso eles parte em uma caçada e entram numa área controlada pelo sábio Vishwamitra. Três fadas aparecem em chamas perante o rei, o qual as tentam ajudar. O filme esta incompleto pois apenas os 2 primeiros rolos do filme foram preservados e infelizmente o resto da obra esta perdida.
