A distant home-movie view frames the temple facade, steps, water, and small figures in the foreground.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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A wider visitor-shot angle shows the temple complex, stepped foreground, water, and surrounding urban structures — Calcutta, 1962
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- 1962
- Location
- Calcutta, India
- Image
- Still 4 · 4.60s into the source clip
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1962 Calcutta 8mm frame showing an ornate temple, water, stone steps, people, and urban buildings in the background.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 4.60 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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People stand or move near the stepped approach below the temple, with water visible at the bottom of frame.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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The handheld frame centers the temple entrance and stepped foreground where people gather near the water.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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Source footage and archive context
Calcutta India-1962: Hindu Temple with Devotees Bathing in River
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1962 Calcutta India.
Date documentation · estimated
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 documentation · estimated
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.
Source reel 1399
Reel label: feb
Year note: 1962
Location note: india,calcuta,bengali
Period detail
The clip may show early-1960s urban India through the home-movie color stock, temple architecture, stone steps, and surrounding low-rise buildings.
Film character
The scan has soft 8mm detail, handheld framing, visible grain, gate edges, mild blur, and a bright sky typical of aged color home movies.
Historical context
The scene documents public devotional activity around a temple and water setting, while the exact ritual, site name, and participants are not identified here.
Research note
People and religious activity are visible, so likeness, cultural sensitivity, and site identification should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
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