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Picturesque India or, In and About Calcutta
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Picturesque India or, In and About Calcutta

Jan 1, 1913
0h 5m
★ 5.0

Overview

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Vitagraph Company of America

Cast

No Cast found.

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