Calcutta India-1946: Men Praying On A Rug On A Boat Deck

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationCalcutta, India
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Calcutta India

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Men Praying On A Rug On A Boat Deck — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this archival footage captures a quiet moment on a boat in Calcutta, India. Two men in traditional white clothing perform Islamic prayer on a rug laid directly on the deck. One man kneels and prostrates while the other stands nearby, observing. The scene unfolds on a working vessel surrounded by other boats and cluttered with ropes and cargo, offering a rare glimpse into daily life and religious practice in mid-20th century India. The film exhibits natural grain and color fading typical of vintage home movies.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124755287

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1725 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: reel 1
Reel-level year note: 1946
Reel-level location note: india
Date: 1946 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: This 1946 Calcutta 8mm clip supports archival requests for mid-1940s India, shipboard life, and documentary inserts on everyday religious practice.
Period detail: The frame may show a working boat deck in Calcutta with ropes, cargo, nearby vessels, and men in white garments, consistent with a mid-1940s home-movie view.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the quiet, apparently unstaged observation of two men praying on a rug while work materials remain around them on the deck.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a prayer rug, two men in white clothing, coiled rope, cargo or deck fittings, nearby boats, railings, and weathered surfaces.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, muted color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and a handheld vantage that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or contextual insert for shipboard travel, Calcutta, or religious life in 1940s India.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for daily religious practice taking place within a working waterfront or vessel setting, without identifying the individuals.
Research note: People are visible and the prayer activity is religiously sensitive, so likeness, cultural context, and usage should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1946 Calcutta boat deck prayer, 8mm India home movie Muslim prayer, and vintage shipboard religious practice footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1946 Calcutta or India waterfront footage, then with related travel and religious-practice clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 Calcutta footage, two men in white garments pray on a small rug on a working boat deck with ropes and cargo nearby. — Two men pray on a rug amid ropes and deck equipment on a boat.

A man kneels in prayer on a rug while another stands nearby on a Calcutta boat deck, with ropes and other vessels visible around them. — One man kneels in prayer while another stands beside the rug.

On the boat deck, one man appears to rise or shift position on the rug while the other remains standing in white clothing. — A prayer posture changes on the rug as the second man stands nearby.

A man prostrates on a rug during prayer on a Calcutta boat deck while another white-clad man stands close by. — A prostration posture is visible on the rug with boat equipment behind it.

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