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SOOC

Taken at: BUET auditorium, Dhaka.

On a rainy day

This photo, after processing, gave a very "déjà vu"-ish semblance, as if it came from a 1940 French movie. So I thought, "Why not give it a reasonably french mannerism?" Hence cometh the name.

You need to check it against black background.

The photo was taken at 'Ashura' procession. Here, a boy is seen striking his chest with the hand, a common ritual for Shia muslims on the day of Ashura.

Ashura, which literally means the "Tenth" in Arabic, refers to the tenth day of Muharram. This day is of particular significance to Shi'a Muslims. For Shi'as, commemoration of Ashura is not a festival, but rather a sad event. On this day Shi'a are in remembrance, and mourning attire is worn. Mourners congregate at a procession and strike their chests, lamenting and grieving to the tune of beating drums and chants of "Ya Hussain"
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For more info see Wikipedia.
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Taken with MY OWN 50D ! (YES!)

This is not the 1st flickr upload from my camera though. You can find that one here