Description:
A female worker prepares a quid of betel leaf, locally known as 'paan', on the banks of the Dauki river. She is dabbing a bit of white "chun"- slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) on the green betel leaves and holds a piece of an areca nut (betel nut) under her thumb. The "betel quid", or 'khili' in Bangla is a popular chewing mixture among the labourers of Jaflong, in Sylhet, Bangladesh. January 19, 2010.
Credits:
Nurun Nahar - (Bangladesh) Nargish/Majority World
Description:
A female worker prepares a quid of betel leaf, locally known as 'paan', on the banks of the Dauki river. She is dabbing a bit of white "chun"- slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) on the green betel leaves and holds a piece of an areca nut (betel nut) under her thumb. The "betel quid", or 'khili' in Bangla is a popular chewing mixture among the labourers of Jaflong, in Sylhet, Bangladesh. January 19, 2010.
Date Created:
2010-01-19 00:00:00
Author:
Nurun Nahar Nargish
Country:
Bangladesh
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC021623.jpg
File Date/Time:
1471650619
File Size:
2813390
File Type:
2
Mime Type:
image/jpeg
Sections Found:
ANY_TAG, IFD0, EXIF
Image Description:
A female worker prepares a quid of betel leaf, locally known as 'paan', on the banks of the Dauki river. She is dabbing a bit of white "chun"- slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) on the green betel leaves and holds a piece of an areca nut (betel nut) under he