India-1974: Ancient Stone Temple Carvings and Pillars

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

Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 in India

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Ancient Stone Temple Carvings and Pillars — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage home movie captures the intricate stone carvings and ornate pillars of an ancient Indian temple. The footage reveals detailed sculptural reliefs depicting figures and deities, with the camera panning across the weathered facade and moving into the dark interior. The warm, faded color palette and visible film grain evoke a nostalgic, archival quality, offering a rare glimpse into India's historic architecture from the 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 124350530

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: 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1974 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: India Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s editorial or documentary requests needing visitor-shot 8mm footage of historic Indian temple architecture and stone carving detail.
Period detail: The warm 8mm color, handheld framing, and 1974 metadata place the footage in a 1970s travel-home-movie context, while the stone facade appears much older.
Home-movie behavior: The camera studies the temple like a traveler documenting details, moving from carved exterior pillars toward darker interior sculptural forms.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include carved stone pillars, a temple doorway, relief figures, weathered facade ornament, shadowed interior sculpture, and heavy film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has dense grain, faded warm color, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the tactile character of scanned 8mm travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short architectural insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transition into a sequence on Indian heritage sites or temple sculpture.
Historical context: The footage visually records a 1970s visitor encounter with temple carvings in India without identifying the specific monument or making claims about its date.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but temple art and site access should still be reviewed separately for copyright, property, and cultural-use concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1974 India 8mm temple carvings, vintage Indian architecture footage, home movie stone pillars, and ancient temple sculpture cutaways.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other India 1974 travel footage, then broader vintage temple architecture or stone-carving material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 India 8mm frame showing a carved stone temple facade with columns, a dark doorway, and sculpted relief figures. — Carved temple exterior with pillars and a shadowed doorway.

1974 India 8mm frame of a temple entrance with a rounded pillar, carved wall detail, and a standing sculptural figure. — Temple entrance detail with carved pillar and relief sculpture.

1974 India 8mm frame inside a dim temple space, showing a pale stone form beside a shadowed carved element. — Dim interior view of stone sculpture and deep shadows.

1974 India 8mm frame showing a low-light interior temple detail with a carved shadow form and pale weathered stone. — Shadowed temple interior detail with weathered stone forms.

Visually Similar Clips