Robed figures and suited man before ornate building, c.1962.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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Three figures before ornate building exterior, Calcutta, c.1962 — Calcutta, 1962
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- 1962
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- Calcutta, India
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- Still 1 · 0.40s into the source clip
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8mm color frame circa 1962 of two figures in red monastic robes and one in a dark suit before an ornate Tibetan-style building, Calcutta, India.
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Calcutta India-1962: Monks and Man with Ceremonial Horns at Temple
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1962 Calcutta India.
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Location documentation · estimated
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Source reel 1399
Reel label: feb
Year note: 1962
Location note: india,calcuta,bengali
Period detail
Aged 8mm color stock with visible grain and scratches; ornate doors with Tibetan-style decorative motifs may indicate a Buddhist monastery, consistent with early 1960s India.
Film character
Warm color shift and coarse grain typical of aged 8mm stock, with visible film scratches and frame-edge vignette lending characteristic archival texture throughout.
Historical context
The Tibetan-style architectural motifs and red monastic robes may suggest a Tibetan Buddhist community in Calcutta; verify this reading against source reel context before treating as evidence.
Research note
Adult faces are potentially identifiable across all frames; no releases are known; confirm editorial-use exemptions before any commercial or broadcast deployment.
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