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Abbu trying to protect himself from the intense afternoon sun141 views
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Hansine, and Maria in the background141 views
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Comilla town140 views
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Mishal, Chuck, me (barely visible), Kaimun, Nabila140 views
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there's a pond nearby even bigger than this one. story behind bigger pond is the nawab's wife was sick, & the doctor said to take her to the seaside. it was too far for travelling in those days being sick, so he built her the huge pond138 views
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at Hansine's. Nabila, Shadab, Tareq, Sumagna137 views
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Chuck as a foreigner had to sign in at army checkpoint to enter region. local tribals have kidnapped a few foreigners/prominent locals in past for ransom, they are seeking their own autonomous region.135 views
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Ammu and Chuck in the little village in Chandina134 views
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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 puja132 views
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Shadab130 views
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Azfar so happy at this point in the night130 views
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Anika in the Salban Vihara. you can see the ruins of the monks' cells in the background.129 views
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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 festivals128 views
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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 temples126 views
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Azfar, Mikhail, Rumman126 views
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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)122 views
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one of my favourite flowers from my childhood, they used to grow in my grandmother's garden but i hadn't seen them since. i found them growing in the cemetary122 views
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girls bathing in the village pond120 views
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Chuck in front of a bamboo grove119 views
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plaque with info on the cemetary and the war in the area119 views
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Ammy & Abbu (my parents) on the walkway up to a picnic spot118 views
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in front of one of the fish hatcheries. that's a BRAC guy next to Abbu.116 views
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Chuck at the Mainamati Ruins. these are the famous Buddhist ruins from the 6th to 13th centuries. this is the center temple in the Salban Vihara, which was a monastery. the monks' cells surround the courtyard around the temple116 views
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local "hill tribe" woman selling blankets she had made. Bandarban is interesting as one of the only parts of Bangladesh where you see other ethnic types then deshis116 views
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another temple in the complex115 views
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