one of the temples surrounding the main Aat-Chala Temple in Chandina (the main one is a 19th century Shiva temple)111 views
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plaque with info on the cemetary and the war in the area111 views
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girls bathing in the village pond109 views
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another temple in the complex109 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 temple109 views
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lots of clay sculptures in a hut waiting to be painted and prepared for Durga Puja107 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.105 views
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stuck in a traffic jam on the highway104 views
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that's a sculpture of Durga inside this temple104 views
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inside a little hindu temple in Chandina, on the outskirts of Comilla99 views
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grave of a young Canadian soldier99 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)99 views
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farmers preparing the land for rice planting. this is the countryside on the way to Comilla from Dhaka88 views
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