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🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Greetings from BangladeshShaitgumbad Mosque, Bagerhat, Khulna, 15th century ACEAtia Mosque, Tangail, 1609 ADBibi Chini Mosque, Borguna, Mughal periodBoroibari Dholsamudro, Kaliakoir, GazipurBusy street at Gulistan, DhakaTwo men on bicyclesFarmersFisherman throwing a net for fishingFishermen netting fish in a river in BangladeshFishing by villagersForestGroup of boats of snake charmersHarvesting pineappleKhan Mohammad Mridha Mosque, Dhaka, 1704 ADKutub Mosque, Kishoreganj, 16th centuryLightsPalm leavesRice processing field, Singra, NatoreShah Niamatullah Wali Mosque, Chapainawabganj, 15th centurySouth Gate of Lalbagh Fort, Lalbagh, Dhaka, 17th centurySun risingTerracotta Plaque, Kantaji Temple, Dinajpur, 18th centuryTruck in KhulnaWashing jute, GopalganjWater liliesWomen workingTetulia Ja’me Mosque, Satkhira, Bengali Year 1270Momin Mosque, Mathbaria, Pirojpur, 1913 ADMajlis Awlia Mosque, Faridpur, 1493-1538 ADSouth Gate, Lalbagh Fort, 17th century, DhakaKamalpur Mosque, Gaurnadi, Barisal, late Mughal periodChoto Sona Mosque, Chapainawabganj, 1493-1519 ADBagha Mosque, 1523 ADMahasthangarh, Bogura, 4th century ADRose Garden, Dhaka, 19th century ADShait Gumbad Mosque, 15th century ADTomb of Poribibi, 17th century ADAudience hall and hammam, Lalbagh, Dhaka, 17th centuryIdrakpur Fort, Munshiganj, 1660 ACEJagoddal Bihara, Naogaon, 1082-1124 ADKodla Moth, Bagerhat, 17th century ADTerracotta plaque from Shalbon Vihara excavation, Mainamati, Comilla, 7th-9th century ACETerracotta plaque, Vasuvihara, Bogra, circa 8th-9th century ACETerracotta Relief, Kantanagar Temple, Dinajpur, 18th centuryA little girl with an innocent smileChildren are crossing a bamboo bridgeDhakaHatirjheel, DhakaJute fiber processingShait Gumbad Mosque, BagerhatTwo childrenView of Jaflong, SylhetAvalokiteswara, Mainamati, Comilla, circa 7th-9th century ACEVajrasattva, Bhoja Vihara, Mainamati, Comilla, 10th-11th century ACEVasuvihara, Shibganj, Bogra, 10th-11th century ACECopper plate, Mainamati, Comilla, 7th-9th century ACEWomen are working at the potato fieldCurzon Hall, University of Dhaka, DhakaTomb of Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah, Narayanganj, 13th-14th century ACEBoats, St. Martin’s Island, Cox’s BazarA boy flying a kiteSantal, Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, water color, 1951 ADDecorated door leaf, wood, found at Edward House, Dhaka, 19th century ADMihrab, Bagha Mosque, 1523 ADBara Anhik and Gopala Temple, Puthia, Rajshahi, late 18th century ADBarisal Divisional Museum, Barisal Bhaban, 1801 ADRabindra Kuthibari, Shilaidaha, Kushtia, 1891 ADRabindra Kuthibari, Shilaidaha, Kushtia, 1891 ADTahakhana, Shibgonj, Chapainawabganj, 1655 ADGreeneryNational Parliament of BangladeshWorkers sorting green vegetablesFarmer cutting jute plantsGreen BangladeshHarvesting by S. M. Sultan, 1986, Bangladesh National MuseumGreeneryMegalithic monuments, SylhetSalbon Bihara Cumilla, 7th century ADWorkers plant paddy shootsRice paddyTraditional boatsSaint Martin IslandSylhetKaptai Lake, RangamatiRickshaw jam in Sadarghat, DhakaFarmer cleaning jute fibres in a canal, JessoreChaitra Sankranti Celebration, SripurBringing the boat back from the sea, Himchari, Cox’s Bazar
White-rumped vultureArmed resistance of the Mukti Bahini of the Bangladesh Liberation WarBoatsBullock cart from the fieldCarts in a row in rural BangladeshChild walking through mudDrying chiliFisherman at Teknaf Beach in Cox’s BazarFisherman, Tanguar Haor, SunamganjFishing at nightFishing, Jaflong, SylhetGirl plucking tea leavesGuerrilla operations of the Mukti Bahini of the Bangladesh Liberation WarJora Kabar, Patuakhali, late Mughal periodJor Bangla Temple, Pabna, 18th century ACEJor-Bangla Temple, Pabna, 18th century ACEMen in the waterMother, child, and goat walking in the rainPrayer at the mosqueSadarghat River Port, DhakaSmiling village dameStar fruits and flowersSurrender of the Pakistan Army in Dhaka on 16 December 1971Tomb of Ulugh Khan Jahan, Bagerhat, 1459 ADUnder and beyond a Banyan treeWater Festival, BanderbanUttar Karapur Miabari Mosque, Barisal, 18th century ADNayabad Mosque, Dinajpur, 1785 ADMajlis Awlia Mosque, Faridpur, 1493-1538 ADPaharpur Buddhist Temple, 8th century, NawgaonThe Triratna Stupas, Kutilamura, 7th-12th century, ComillaKhan Mohammad Mosque, Dhaka, 1704-1705 ADHaji Khawza Shahbaj Mosque, Dhaka, 1679 ADBagha Mosque, Bagha, Rajshahi, 1523 ADBibi Chini Mosque, Borguna, 17th century ADDighapatia Rajbari (Uttara Gonobhaban), Natore, 1734 ADSat Gumbad Mosque, Dhaka, 1680 ADTetulia Jame Mosque, Satkhira, Bengali Year 1270Sompuri-vihar, PaharpurAreal view, Paharpur Buddhist Vihara, Naogaon, 8th-12th century ACECentral temple along with its model, Paharpur, Naogaon, 8th-12th century ACEGold coin, exposed from Mainamati, Comilla, 7th-9th century ACEInner view of Lalbagh Fort, Dhaka, 17th centurySonarang Temple, Tongibari, Munshiganj, 1843 ADHajiganj Fort, Narayanganj, 17th centuryHajiganj Fort, Narayanganj, 17th centuryA little boy with the Bangladeshi national flagBlossomsBoatsHanging Bridge of RangamatiJatiya Sangsad Bhaban, DhakaNational Parliament of Bangladesh, DhakaSonargaon Folk Art and Craft Museum, SonargaonPanamnagar, Sonargaon, Narayanganj, 19th-20th century ACEVillage boatsWoman working in a tea garden, SylhetThe struggle sculpture, Sonargaon Folklore MuseumRobindra Kacharibari, Potisor, Naogaon, 1891Mir Kadim Bridge, 17th century, MunshiganjArcheological excavation, Mahasthangarh, Bogra, 3rd century BCEGokul Medh, Mahasthan, Bogra, circa 6th-12th century ACEChildren flying kitesBoatsNataraja Siva, basalt, 11th century AD, Palgiri, ComillaHansuli, silver ornament, 19th century ADAhsan Manzil Palace with Zenana, South Facade, established 1859 AD, DhakaBaliati Palace, Manikganj, 18th-19th century ADGold coins, Mainamati, 17th century ADSalbon Bihara, Comilla, 7th century ADBoatNational MonumentRoyal Bengal TigerTraditional village lifeTraditional village lifeFamily drying jute fiberDaily life at the coastMass killing of unarmed, innocent, and destitute Bengalis by the Pakistani Army, Operation SearchlightTwo young men crossing the marsh on a raftA woman feeds her beloved ducklingsM. M. Dattabari, Sagardari, Jashore, 19th century ADPuthia Palace, Rajshahi, 1865 ADShah Mohammed Mosque, 16th-17th century ADFlowersMagpie Robin, National Bird of BangladeshKuakataSeasonal Mango Market, Chapai NawabganjBenapole, JashoreFishing boats, Dhal CharShampan boat on the Karnaphuli River, ChittagongVillage market on the Brahmaputra River, JatrapurLife in a Mro House, wild tomatoes and a dried bitter gourd container, Thanchi, BandarbanTripura woman weaving a traditional skirt, KhagrachariA Rajbangshi grandfather, Panchbibi
🇮🇳 India
Nagareshwara Temple, Bankapur, Haveri DistrictMecca Masjid, HyderabadStatue of Unity, KevadiaFirst rays of sun on Mount Neelkanth, UttarakhandGolden Temple, AmritsarKasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka
Bull on Chamundi Hill, MysoreJhum cultivationChittorgarh Fort, ChittorgarhMolela clay work and Pokran potteryStone ratha in the Vitthala Temple complex, HampiMask of Hiranayakashipu, Satriya dance, Sibsagar, Assam, Indian Museum, Kolkata
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