India-1970: White Lion Statue at Birla Temple

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Year1970
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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White Lion Statue at Birla Temple — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1970, this vintage footage captures a white marble lion statue at the Birla Temple in India. The lion, depicted mid-roar and facing right, stands prominently on a pedestal in front of the temple's ornate stone architecture. The clip transitions from a close-up of the majestic lion to a wider view revealing the temple's distinctive domes and spires under a clear blue sky. Visitors walk near the structure, adding life to the scene. The warm color palette and film grain evoke a nostalgic, archival quality, offering authentic 1970s Indian cultural and religious imagery.

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: 125010762

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 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s India travel, temple architecture, and visitor-shot cultural location inserts in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The 8mm color, clothing glimpses, temple signage, and visitor movement support a 1970 home-movie view of an Indian temple setting.
Home-movie behavior: The framing feels like a traveler pausing on a white lion statue, then widening to include the temple and passing visitors.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white lion statue, stone pedestal, arched temple structure, domes and spires, blue sky, wall plaques, and visitors walking nearby.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, warm color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, location establishing detail, or transition into a sequence about Indian temple visits.
Historical context: The footage shows a public religious site as seen by a visitor, with people moving through the temple grounds without staged action.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, and temple/religious-site context may require likeness, access, or property review separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Searches such as 1970 India 8mm temple lion statue, Birla Temple home movie, or vintage Indian temple visitors may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1970 India temple footage, then broader vintage religious architecture or travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 India 8mm frame showing a white lion statue facing right on a temple pedestal under arched stone architecture. — Close view of the white lion statue at the temple entrance area.

The white lion statue remains centered on its pedestal, with temple columns, plaques, and a shadowed arch behind it. — The lion statue is filmed in close-up against the temple architecture.

A tighter 8mm view shows the white lion statue on the temple pedestal, with plaques along the wall below. — The camera lingers on the lion statue and its raised platform.

A wider 1970 India frame reveals the temple's domes and spires, the white lion statue, and visitors walking near the structure. — The shot widens to show the temple facade, lion statue, and visitors.

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