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Shahidul Alam takes the help of a ladder and an associate to photograph the BNM entrance prior to the festival opening

Photographers from different media organisations busy taking images at the Muslin Festival opening

Habibul Haque, Drik photographer and his team taking a respite from filming at the Muslin festival.

‘… this led to a drain of 100 million sesterces of gold from Rome each year, half of it to India alone …’
– Pliny the Elder ( AD 23/24 -79) a personal friend of the Roman emperor, Vespasian.

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Muslin is historically defined as being a cotton fabric that originated in ancient Eastern Bengal (presently Bangladesh). It was woven from the fine yarn of a special plant, ‘phuti karpas‘ and was considered unique for its extraordinary lightness and distinctive motifs.

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Shahidul Alam takes the help of a ladder and an associate to photograph the BNM entrance prior to the festival opening

Photographers from different media organisations busy taking images at the Muslin Festival opening

Habibul Haque, Drik photographer and his team taking a respite from filming at the Muslin festival.

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