Calcutta India-1962: People Entering White Temple Building On A Sunny Day

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

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People Entering White Temple Building On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched scene at a white temple in Calcutta, India. The ornate golden spires and intricate carvings of the temple entrance stand out against the bright sky. A woman in a green dress and a man in a white shirt walk toward the dark doorway, their figures framed by the temple's grand architecture. The footage shows natural film grain and slight color fading, characteristic of 8mm home movies from the era. The final frames shift to a river scene, showing people on a boat, suggesting a journey or local transport. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into daily life and religious architecture in 1960s India.

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: 123724731

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: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

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: Useful for 1960s editorial projects needing brief visitor-shot 8mm views of religious architecture and street-level travel in Calcutta, India.
Period detail: The 1962 home-movie source, color 8mm texture, visitor clothing, and ornate temple entrance may show mid-century travel documentation rather than a staged record.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged tourist viewpoint, watching visitors walk toward a temple doorway and then glancing up at roof spires from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white temple facade, dark entrance, gilded ornament, columns, visitors, roofline detail, spires, and bright open sky.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm grain, uneven exposure, gate shadowing, dust, scratches, and slight color fading typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, architectural cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition within a sequence on Calcutta visits.
Historical context: The frames document visitors encountering a religious building in a public or semi-public setting, with emphasis on architecture rather than ritual action.
Research note: People are visible but not individually identifiable in detail; copyright, likeness, site permissions, and religious-property context may still require review.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1962 Calcutta 8mm temple entrance, vintage India home movie, white temple visitors, and ornate religious architecture footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Calcutta travel scenes, then other 1962 India footage, then broader vintage temple and visitor architecture clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Calcutta home-movie frame showing two visitors walking toward a dark doorway in a white temple facade with gilded ornament. — Visitors walk toward an ornate white temple entrance.

1962 Calcutta frame of a visitor near a white temple entrance, with a column, dark doorway, and gilded architectural detail visible. — A visitor pauses near the temple doorway and column.

Close 1962 Calcutta home-movie view of temple roof ornament, gilded carvings, and a pointed roof element against bright sky. — The camera shifts to ornate roofline details.

1962 Calcutta frame showing two slender temple spires and part of a roofline silhouetted against a pale, scratched film sky. — Temple spires appear against the open sky.

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