Clay, Light, and Dhak: Durga Puja as Bangladesh’s Living Canvas
Each autumn, well before the first drum sounds, the celebration quietly begins in the dusty lanes of the potters. In Shankhari Bazar, in old Dhaka, I have watched artisans spread river clay across frames of bamboo and straw, running the flat of a thumb along a cheek until the face seems to draw breath. The…
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