Day laborer waiting for a job with shovel on shoulder.
Day laborer waiting at Towne Hall Bazaar for someone to hire him for digging.
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Ashura is an annual Shia festival commemorating martyrdom of Imam Hussein. Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, killed at Karbala by army of Caliph Yazid in 680.
Annual Shia festival commemorating martyrdom of Imam Hussein
Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, killed at Karbala by army of Caliph Yazid in 680. Faithful strike themselves with chains and swords to atone for Hussein martyrdom. The murder 19 years earlier of Ali, Hussein’s father, gave rise to the central schism in Islam between Sunni and Shia
Here in Dhaka many Biharis were observing this festival near the Towne Hall Bazaar.
Young men blow a mouthful of flammable liquid onto a torch which ignites and sends rings of smoke into the air if done properly.
Another young man blowing smoke rings.
The young fellow third from left wanted to have this shot taken.
I woke up with a text Friday morning from the captain informing me that there will be a celebration party at the Star Kabab. It was a nice celebration. We also had a birthday cake for our goalie, Ricky. He did a great job during the tournament.
Ara, Asif, Pritome and others waving to me as I left the party.
What a nerve-wracking game. We scored in the first ten minutes. There were 2 – 35 minute halves. The other team scored in the last five minutes, but it didn’t count because of a penalty before the shot. One fellow complained and got a yellow card! The guys held them and after 70 minutes of play we led 1-0 and were the champions. It is called the underground league! There were supposed to be 16 teams but 6 dropped out. 8 of the 10 teams went into the quarter finals and the rest is history. Bear with me. I trust tomorrow will not be a football photo!
First time in the finals and of course the first time winning the finals!
A good kick going deep into the defenses territory.
The excitement after scoring in the first ten minutes of the game.
One week is gone of this New Year. Today was a special day for the Remian Raiders which I coach. They will be in the finals tomorrow. They had a shoot-0ut since at the end of the game it was 0-0. They shot second and made all of their shots winning the shoot-out 4-1.
One of the 4 goals our team had to win the shoot-out 4-1!
Tournament continued this afternoon. The team I am coaching lost 2-0 in the first game and for the next game the other team didn’t show, so tomorrow it is on to the quarter-finals.
A shot over the goalie into the net!
Another day is almost finished. Last night the temp dipped to 61 degrees F and got up to 72 today. We had the second game of our tourmament this afternoon with the best team in our division. We lost 3-2. I wasn’t going to post football(soccer) photos today but I couldn’t resist these two photos.
Up in the air to get in a great headshot
Up in the air to take charge of the ball.
I started the day by going to a local hotel (restaurant) and ordering take-out. I ordered dahl (lentils), badji(vegetables and potatoes) and nan ruti(flat bread). I ordered extra so I could have the left-overs for lunch. I edited some photos from last night’s engagement party. Late afternoon the footbal (soccer) team I coach had their first game in a tournament. They won 3-1. Here are some of the photos I took.
Watch Out
Use Your Head!
Perfect Timing
Corner Kick followed by a Head-shot for a goal
Ricky, our goalie makes a save!!
Today is a special day! I wish my youngest grandson, Riley (“Shorob) a very “Happy 5th Birthday!” He is in Malaysia on a holiday with his parents. It will good to have him back.
I gotcha now!
Grandpa, is this a good move?
Another day is gone. The wrap-up for CAM arrived in time for breakfast this morning. They brought some left-over food some tools, some shelving and a gas stove. They treated our team to supper at Pizza Hut this evening.
Nice job on this piece of wood.
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS are endless. If a truck is going your way, hop on! These ladies don’t want to be left behind.
Happy New Year! On New Year’s Resolution I have made is to at least upload photos once a week, if not daily! Here are some photos I took as I checked the different polling places for the election we just had.
Happy New Year
A proud voter.
This young man didn’t mind me taking his photo.
Rubber Band Shooter
The New Rickshaw Walla?
The Camerist's Collection 