India 2006 - 2007 - Bangladesh

Agrasara Orphanage - Chittagong - Guzra - Sudarshan Vihar Short diary of my stay at Agrasara and visits to the surrounding villages. (16 Nov. to 05 Dec. 2006) Thursday 16.11.2006 Arrival from Dhaka by night train at Chittagong. Early morning local bus and cycle rickshaw to Agrasara. 061116 0813_Agrasara Mandir gate arrival 061116 0822_Agrasara RumaPal & PannaGosh welcome 061116 0920_1_Agrasara Tara Pokur bld room 4 on 2nd floor 061116 1256_Agrasara bb & PannaGosh 061116 1259_Agrasara NiluBarua ShuglaDee (& MuktaGosh) 061116 1732_2_Agrasara prayer Ramiu & SainuMarma Friday 17.11.2006 (weekly holiday) Wedding at Agrasara. Polly's dance performance in the girl's rooms. 061117 1356_Agrasara wedding car RimaBarua & Suparna 061117 1414_JoyaDee bb PiyaBarua 061117 1425_1_Polly's dance performance Tara Pokur Highschool building and boys rooms rooftop. 061117 1627_Tara Pokur (Star Pond) & Agrasara Mandir 061117 1629_Tara Pokur Tota swarm (yellow-green parots) 061117 1633_NibaronChakma & Dipok Sarbadon RajKumar Saturday 18.11.2006 Walk to Noapara and later visit to a small village temple to the east of Agrasara with some orphan girls. 061118 1024_Guzra-Noapara rice paddies 061118 1035_Guzra farmer with oxen plough 061118 1709_Visit to KokhonBantei Panna Ruma Jumur Polly Upala 061118 1723_Polly Upala Jumur KokhonBantei Ruma Panna Sunday 19.11.2006 Sunrise at the well and morning study 'reading'. Ceremony in front of the school building for the start of the week. 061119 0659_Agrasara Mandir well & girls pond 061119 0707_Mandir NiluDee & OkainuChak reading 061119 0716_Mandir tower Lovely with flower 061119 0758_Room no 1 Suparna (Bapi's sis) & RimaBarua 061119 1013_Tara Pokur Highschool ceremony 061119 1017_Highschool ceremony girls in rows Monday 20.11.2006 Walk through villages on the southwest side of Agrasara. 061120 1229_Guzra south village pond 061120 1230_Guzra south farm Cunki home 061120 1233_Guzra south farm with Cunki 061120 1641_Guzra farmer at sunset 061120 1650_Guzra rice paddies sunset Tuesday 21.11.2006 Arrival last night of Sunithanda Bhikkhu coming down weekly from Dhaka for a few days to take care to the orphanage. 061121 1158_Agrasara Polly & Beauty 061121 1202_Moni Joya Lovely Beauty Sunithananda Shuma Polly Pia 061121 1214_Girls rooms BapiBarua & RumaPal 061121 1648_Visuddhananda Mahathero Monument with shraman 061121 1652_Agrasara Mandir orchard with girls Wednesday 22.11.2006 Walk to Abhurkill village to attend a home ceremony. 061122 0704_Agrasara sunrise spider web 061122 0717_Pond & well Sainu Panna Jumur Sonia 061122 0932_Guzra east to west path water lilies 061122 1046_Nandan Kanon Bidarshon Bihar BiboBantei 061122 1220_Aburkhil JunuBarua home celebration 061122 1407_Aburkhil Halda River shore bananas Return through some Hindu villages. 061122 1544_West Guzra old hindu house 061122 1625_West Guzra Rokha Kali Mandir 061122 1626_West Guzra Rokha Kali Mandir gate guard 061123 0938_Tara Pokur bb & TumpaMarma's visit Thursday 23.11.2006 Quiet daily life at Agrasara. 061123 1302_2_Agrasara OnitaChakma cutting patatos 061123 1357_Staff kitchen meal share with Shipra 061123 1858_Tara Pukur electricity cut 2 candles Friday 24.11.2006 (weekly holiday) Girls wash and bath in pond. Three weddings at Takur Bari village. 061124 1039_1_Girls bath Shuba Jumur Ripa Suparna Shapla 061124 1041_Girls pond swimm 061124 1153_Takur Bari woman trad wedding songs 061124 1220_Takur Bari new wed PalakBarua & Arna 061124 1513_Takur Bari wedding gate with boys 061124 1519_Takur Bari mute MunMun with baby boy TunTun 061124 1535_Takur Bari fresh cow milk for baby and cha Saturday 25.11.2006 At the young monk's and boy's rooms. Visit to the villages southeast of Agrasara. 061125 1239_Agrasara Mandir gate from roof 061125 1511_Tara Pokur shraman room 061125 1515_Tara Pokur boy with crab 061125 1516_Tara Pokur boy with crab 061125 1600_Guzra south-east Nishita's family farm 061125 1601_Guzra south-east Nishita's family 061125 1642_1_Guzra south-east farms rice harvest Sunday 26.11.2006 Day in Chittagong town and Karnapuli river. Evening listening to tribal songs at Agrasara girl's rooms. 061126 1357_Chittagong Sadarghat 061126 1839_OmapruMarma Pukrusing NiluDee ShubitaChakma OkainuChak EkaiRakain DesiBarua MinuMarma (&Shipra) Monday 27.11.2006 Days of work and preparations during the period of high school exams. 061127 1229_1_Mandir tower BapiBarua 'making fun' 061127 1235_Mandir tower bb & BapiBarua Tuesday 28.11.2006 Visit to east side of Agrasara and to Batakpurpara. 061128 1106_Nunardigipar monkey 'Shadu' 061128 1116_RitonBarua with monkey 'Shadu' & kids 061128 1155_Nunardigipar KamalBarua home (front 'deaf' girl & Annye) 061128 1519_Batakpurpara mosque 061128 1529_Batakpurpara muslim house gate 061128 1531_Batakpurpara village kids run for photo 061128 1637_1_Batakpurpara west harvest Comilla worker 061128 1642_Batakpurpara west rice harvest leftovers Wednesday 29.11.2006 Takur Bari village house. Orphan's evening meal at Agrasara. 061129 1214_Takur Bari Babul Barua family dry season kitchen 061129 1216_Takur Bari Babul Barua family 061129 1222_Takur Bari Babul Barua family Mamata & Molika 061129 2116_Agrasara Mandir girls dinner Thursday 30.11.2006 Surprising gift in the morning to my mother's memory. 061130 0857_Panna's flowers for DeniseBesson's 90th birthday Saturday 01.12.11.2006 Sisters portraits at Agrasara. Rice planting on the west side of Tara Pokur. 061201 0917_Sisters portraits Pia & Polly 061201 0954_Sisters portraits Saboni & Joya 061201 0955_Sisters portraits Beauty & RumpaBarua 061201 1610_Tara Pokur west rice planting 061201 1624_Tara Pokur roof NibaronChakma & moon 061201 1635_Tara Pokur south young rice plants 061201 1916_Agrasara Mandir gate side Thai Bouddha Sunday 02.12.11.2006 Walk to Kadalpur temple. Preparation special meal for next day's ceremony. 061202 1121_Kadalpur Shoshon Bihar gate 061202 1142_Kadalpur OrunBarua Rupok & Shomiras father 061202 1758_Agrasara kitchen girls prepare 28kg Katal fish 061202 1840_Agrasara Mandir gate by moon light 061202 2029_Fish cooking Pradip Ruma Pukritsing Bapi Panna Okainu Sunday 03.12.11.2006 Rice harvesting at Guzra Sujobudra Bari. Evening at Agrasara. 061203 1530_Guzra Sujobudra Bari rice cutting 061203 1536_1_Guzra Sujobudra Bari rice cutting 061203 1554_Guzra Sujobudra Bari kids 061203 1932_Sugatananda room MoniChakma SoniaBarua RinaMinji 061203 2034_Room no 1 BB RimaBarua BapiBarua Mukti RumaPal MuktaGosh Monday 04 03.12.11.2006 Day resting at Agrasara. Full moon from Tara Pokur. 061204 1321_Agrasara Mandir gate side view with girls on roof 061204 1340_SoniaBarua 061204 1711_2_Tara Pokur roof moon boys cam watch 061204 1711_Tara Pokur roof moon over rice paddies 061204 2210_Tara Pokur roof to Mandir by moon light elec back n Tuesday 05.12.11.2006 Sudden end of transport strike announced at noontime. Goodbye to Agrasara. 061205 1214_Orchard Elina Mila ShumiMarma 061205 1221_Tara Pokur high school building 061205 1223_Tara Pokur pond boys bath 061205 1438_Agrasara Mandir gate girls good-bye

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