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The chhot boat at the entrance to the Rupnarayan river estuary

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:48 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
The crew and passengers of the chhot boat reach the mouth of the creek debouching on to the Rupnarayan river and go no further. Steersman Panchanan Mondal, rowers and punters work together to turn the chhot and sail back into the creek.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Swarup Bhattacharyya

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-11-10

Unique ID

2022SG04-S01-1329

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