Temple complex facade, Calcutta, circa 1962.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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Grand temple complex, Calcutta, circa 1962 — Calcutta, 1962
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- 1962
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- Calcutta, India
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8mm color frame circa 1962 showing an ornate temple complex in Calcutta, India — prominent carved spire, decorative pavilions, and stone steps viewed from across a water body.
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Calcutta India-1962: Grand Temple Complex with Stone Architecture
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1962 Calcutta India.
Date documentation · estimated
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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
The faded warm palette consistent with early 1960s color 8mm stock, the temple's maintained condition, and the figures' clothing near the steps support the circa-1962 date in the metadata.
Film character
Early 1960s 8mm color stock renders the white stone in warm pinks and dusty tans; moderate grain, slight focal softness, and minor frame-edge wear give the footage an authentic mid-century home-movie texture.
Historical context
Visitor-shot 8mm documentation of Calcutta temple complexes from the early 1960s is uncommon in commercial archives, lending the footage value for historical reconstructions of the period.
Research note
Small figures are visible near the steps; individual faces are indistinct at this scale. Depiction of public religious architecture is generally permissible, but production counsel should review applicable Indian cultural-property considerations.
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