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grave of an even younger British soldier. all the British graves had inscriptions from the families, unlike the graves of other Allied soldiers. The Japanese graves had only names (as enemy soldiers, maybe not much more info was available)Jul 25, 2006
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grave of a young Canadian soldierJul 25, 2006
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Maynamati War Cemetary on the outskirts of Comilla. Allied (British, Indian, African, Canadian) and Japanese soldiers from WWII are buried here. so strange to think of them fighting and dying here.Jul 25, 2006
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that's a sculpture of Durga inside this templeJul 25, 2006
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Abbu, Chuck, and Ammu chatting and checking out the temples. the center pavilion is where the people gather together for the festivalsJul 25, 2006
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another temple in the complexJul 25, 2006
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one of the temples surrounding the main Aat-Chala Temple in Chandina (the main one is a 19th century Shiva temple)Jul 25, 2006
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look at the hut in the background - the huts had pretty designs on them (usually huts in the villages blend in with the environment). the man to the left was very nice & friendly and showed us around this hindu village & the templesJul 25, 2006
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Ammu, Abbu (my dad), and me. we walked around the village and chatted with the people there. the kids were all very excited to see digital pics of themselvesJul 25, 2006
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lots of clay sculptures in a hut waiting to be painted and prepared for Durga PujaJul 25, 2006
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people of the village were already preparing for Durga Puja (biggest hindu festival in Bangladesh) which was 3 months away. these clay sculptures (on either side of baby taxi) were baking in the sun. later, they'd be painted for the pujaJul 25, 2006
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girls bathing in the village pondJul 25, 2006
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Ammu and Chuck in the little village in ChandinaJul 25, 2006
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Chuck in front of a bamboo groveJul 25, 2006
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Chuck, me and Ammu (my mom) with the family that takes care of the templeJul 25, 2006
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inside a little hindu temple in Chandina, on the outskirts of ComillaJul 25, 2006
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stuck in a traffic jam on the highwayJul 25, 2006
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farmers preparing the land for rice planting. this is the countryside on the way to Comilla from DhakaJul 25, 2006
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Jul 25, 2006
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this man just bought 2 live roostersJul 25, 2006
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Abbu & Ammu buying mangoesJul 25, 2006
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Abbu buying fruits at the village marketJul 25, 2006
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cooking food at a food-cart in a village market by the side of the highwayJul 25, 2006
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rickshaws in the bustling small town marketJul 25, 2006
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look at all the Argentina flags! these flags were all over Bangladesh showing support for the fav World Cup team. Pretty remarkable open-mindedness considering I've never seen non-US flags in the USJul 25, 2006
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railway crossing in the little townJul 25, 2006
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outside the Rajbari. Zaynah, Ammu, Abbu, Safwan & RaquienJul 25, 2006
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we visited an old hindu Rajbari (palace of a hindu raja/ruler). this was the inner courtyard where they had music performances, dancing, etc.Jul 25, 2006
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these are 36 hours old shrimp hatchlings in the tank. if you look closely at the blue water, they're the thousands of the little white things.Jul 25, 2006
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in front of one of the fish hatcheries. that's a BRAC guy next to Abbu.Jul 25, 2006
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