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another temple in the complex128 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 temple128 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 deshis128 views
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inside a little hindu temple in Chandina, on the outskirts of Comilla124 views
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that's a sculpture of Durga inside this temple124 views
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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.121 views
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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.121 views
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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)119 views
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so many fond memories of the club. we used to spend entire days here every other weekend (we'd be on the houseboat on Kaptai Lake on others) -me in swimming pool w/ my friends, watching kiddie movies in the afternoons, my parents busy w/ their friends119 views
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grave of a young Canadian soldier116 views
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the beach. mostly deserted in the summer since there are so many cyclones in the bay of bengal in the monsoon season, and the indian ocean is treacherous at this time114 views
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farmers preparing the land for rice planting. this is the countryside on the way to Comilla from Dhaka113 views
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a bunch of screaming kids on two boards with wheels roll down the hill past us110 views
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looking down from the road into the edge of town108 views
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Anika on the steps of a big Buddhist temple overlooking the town108 views
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grounds of the hotel where we stayed in Cox's Bazaar108 views
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outside the Rajbari. Zaynah, Ammu, Abbu, Safwan & Raquien107 views
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outside the shipbreaking yards, on the side of the highway. lifeboats from ships. all along this stretch of the highway, any salvageable items from the ships (other than the metal) are sold - from refrigerators to condiment bottles107 views
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inside a shipbreaking yard. scrap metal piled up107 views
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most of this tanker has been taken apart, its insides exposed104 views
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us arriving at Him Chori, the hill top resort we were spending the night at104 views
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