India-1970: Saraswati Painting and Red-Clothed Statue

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Year1970
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Saraswati Painting and Red-Clothed Statue — Clip Details

INDIA-1970: This vintage 8mm home movie footage captures a detailed stone carving of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, depicted seated on a lotus with a stringed instrument, likely a veena. The clip transitions to a close-up of a sign identifying the deity as 'SARSWATI' and 'GOD'S SOPHIC POWER IN THE FORM OF DIVINE MOTHER'. The final frames show a statue draped in a vibrant red cloth, set against lush green trees under bright daylight. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel of 1970s 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: 125010595

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: Yes
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 1024 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: snake,mongoose,fight
Reel-level year note: 1970
Reel-level location note: kenya,india
Date: 1970 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: 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: 1970s India home-movie footage for documentary or educational edits needing a brief religious-art cutaway with Saraswati imagery and a draped statue.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, handheld framing, and English sign typography support a 1970-era travel or visitor-shot record, while the exact site is not identified.
Home-movie behavior: The camera studies painted and written shrine details at close range before catching the red-draped statue outdoors, preserving a visitor's attentive, unstaged viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wall painting of Saraswati with a veena, an English and Indic-script sign, a circular panel, a red cloth-covered statue, trees, bright sky, and heavy frame edges.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, saturated reds and greens, uneven exposure, and handheld reframing that signal original physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for India travel, Hindu devotional imagery, religious art, or archival education sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents visible Saraswati devotional imagery and outdoor shrine statuary within a 1970s India home-movie context without identifying the specific temple or site.
Research note: No people are visible, but religious subject matter, possible site signage, and any underlying artwork or sculpture rights should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1970 India 8mm Saraswati painting, Hindu goddess shrine sign, red cloth covered statue, and vintage home movie religious art.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other India 1970 footage, and then broader clips of Hindu religious art, shrine exteriors, or devotional statuary.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 India 8mm frame showing a wall painting of Saraswati seated on a lotus and holding a veena-like instrument. — Painted Saraswati figure on a wall, framed by dark architectural edges.

1970 India 8mm frame showing a close, soft-focus sign identifying SARSWATI with English and Indic-script text. — Close-up of the Saraswati identification sign with partial explanatory text.

1970 India 8mm frame with a tight crop on the Saraswati sign and the phrase about divine mother partially visible. — Tight crop of the sign text and circular wall panel.

1970 India 8mm frame showing a statue or form draped in red cloth outdoors, with trees and bright daylight behind it. — Red-draped statue or shrine element seen outdoors against trees.

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