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Abbu trying to protect himself from the intense afternoon sun106 views
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Hansine, and Maria in the background105 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.104 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 pond102 views
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Shadab101 views
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at Hansine's. Nabila, Shadab, Tareq, Sumagna101 views
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Comilla town99 views
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Azfar so happy at this point in the night98 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 puja96 views
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Ammu and Chuck in the little village in Chandina95 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 festivals94 views
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Anika in the Salban Vihara. you can see the ruins of the monks' cells in the background.94 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 temples92 views
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Azfar, Mikhail, Rumman92 views
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Ammy & Abbu (my parents) on the walkway up to a picnic spot89 views
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in front of one of the fish hatcheries. that's a BRAC guy next to Abbu.87 views
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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.86 views
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lots of clay sculptures in a hut waiting to be painted and prepared for Durga Puja85 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)85 views
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plaque with info on the cemetary and the war in the area85 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 deshis85 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 temple84 views
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girls bathing in the village pond83 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 cemetary83 views
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