Calcutta India-1962: Riverside Temples And Ghats Along The River

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationCalcutta, India
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 in Calcutta India

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Riverside Temples And Ghats Along The River — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a scenic riverside view in Calcutta, India. The footage shows a cluster of traditional Indian temples and ghats along the water's edge, with people visible on the steps. The images exhibit classic Super 8 film grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, conveying a nostalgic, archival quality. The scene is bathed in warm, natural light, highlighting the architectural details and the calm river. This authentic slice of mid-century Indian life offers rich visual texture for historical or cultural projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123722421

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1399 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: feb
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: india,calcuta,bengali
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Calcutta, India Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Suits 1960s India documentary segments, travelogue reconstructions, or cultural heritage programs needing authenticated 8mm riverfront temple footage from Bengal.
Period detail: Temple and ghat architecture consistent with early-1960s amateur travel film; 8mm color stock and warm fading align with the stated 1962 date; no clearly datable signage is legible.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from a boat or low riverbank, framing the ghat skyline as a traveler would, capturing the scene as a scenic record rather than a staged or directed composition.
What appears in frame: Multi-spired Hindu temple complex, large ornate multi-story building, white-domed structure, calm river in foreground, stone ghat steps, small figures at water's edge, trees, open blue sky.
Film character: Warm color cast, visible 8mm gate vignetting, emulsion cracking across one frame, and moderate grain give the footage an authentic mid-century amateur film texture.
Edit role: Works as a contemplative establishing shot or cutaway in a documentary on India or South Asia, pairing with voiceover on urban heritage, pilgrimage life, or colonial-era city character.
Historical context: River ghats and temple clusters were central to daily religious and civic life in Indian cities of this era; the mixed temple-and-colonial-style architecture reflects mid-century Calcutta's layered urban fabric.
Research note: Individuals at the ghats appear small and unidentifiable at this scale, but no talent release is available for an amateur home movie of this era; verify any legible signage for trademark exposure before broadcast use.
Research search match: Researchers may search for '1960s India temple river footage,' 'vintage Calcutta ghat 8mm,' 'South Asia riverfront 1962 archival,' or 'Hindu temple home movie India.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel if available, then with 1960s India travel or Calcutta city footage, then with river-ghat or Hindu temple documentary sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

Multi-spired Hindu temples and ornate building above river ghats viewed from the water, Calcutta, India, 1962, 8mm home movie. — Temple complex and ghats along the river, Calcutta, 1962.

Hindu temples with shikhara spires and white domed structure above ghat steps, figures at waterline, Calcutta, India, 1962, 8mm film. — Temple skyline and ghat steps with figures at the water, Calcutta, 1962.

Hindu temple complex and dome above ghat steps, Calcutta, India, c.1962; significant emulsion cracking across the 8mm frame. — Temple ghats through a cracked film emulsion, Calcutta, 1962.

Multi-spired Hindu temples, white dome, and ghat steps at river's edge with figures visible, Calcutta, India, 1962, 8mm film. — Temple complex above river ghats with figures at the waterline, Calcutta, 1962.

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