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Preparing the chhot build site against a typhoon

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:49 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
The threat of a typhoon incoming from the Bay of Bengal prompted the Mondal family builders to lash down the timbers and reinforce and add a tarpaulin cover to the site hut.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-24

Unique ID

2022SG04-E01-1172

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