ONE OF THE MANY FACE PAINTERS at the Chandrima Uddan (Moonlight Park) on Pohela Boishakh (New Year’s Day).
Category: Art
SHUBO NABO BORSHO TO ALL My Bengali friends. It is a very special holiday in Bangladesh with festivities all around the city. I went to Chandrima Uddan literally means “Moonlight Park” in Bengali to see the celebrations. The park is notable for being the place where the former Bangladeshi President, Ziaur Rahman was buried. It is connected to the road with a bridge which runs over the Crescent Lake. The park is a common place to spend leisure time in the vicinity. This area is quite crowed on Friday evening and Saturday evening and for sure, on holidays. This is the same park where Alice and I walk early every morning before the sun comes up. It was a fun place to be on this holiday! I did have some futchkas but never found any Hilsha fish to eat. I also had my sandals cleaned while I was busy snapping photos.
There are always face painters there. I had my face painted. There was a fellow there who was teaching his son and daughter how to paint. The daughter painted my face.
The Bangla on my face is “Happy New Year 1418
The Father who is teaching his children painting is on the left. The girl in front with me did the painting on my face. The brother is behind us. They all had their tray of paints and brush and were eager to paint faces.
The Brother wanted a photo of himself.
This young Bengali lad really wanted his photo taken. I guess I could have had my face painted like this!
BENGAL HINDU LADY PUTTING A DESIGN ON THIS POTTERY. It is amazing to see her speed and accuracy. This is in a Mrinmoy pottery village near Manikgang.
MANG GUITE’S ARTISTIC DESCRIPTION OF MY ACCIDENT and how I look now with crutches.
NIC, KIRSTI, AND SETH posing in front of some art which was painted on a wall in front of a wall in Iqbal Rd, Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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SIGN PAINTER IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH. In English it is “Girl’s College.”
A BLUE ALLIGATOR? WHAT IS IT? It is a unique way to spice up the decor by shaping and painting the rail on the side of the boat. This is very typical of how they dress up many of their vehicles: Trucks; Rickshaws; CNGs; and Tempos.
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