1946: Men Offer Prayer in Calcutta, India

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationCalcutta, India
Duration16s
Pond5 pricefrom $199 USD
Collection1946 Calcutta India

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Men Offer Prayer in Calcutta, India — Clip Details

Vintage 1946 8mm home movie footage from Calcutta, India, capturing a Muslim community offering prayer in a slum area. Men in traditional kurta and pyjama, wearing white skull caps, kneel on praying mats facing Mecca during morning namaz. The scene shows devotion and faith in a modest setting with huts, cooking smoke, and quiet chanting. This authentic archival clip offers a rare glimpse into post-war Indian religious life and daily routines in a historic urban neighborhood.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: See Pond5 listing
License: Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery: Via Pond5
Duration: 16s
Pond5 price: from $199 USD
Clip ID: 72393726

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: Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

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