dhivehi bavana

a cultural mapping blog scanning the cyberspace for artefact’s of culture, history, art, nature of the Maldive Islands creating an ethnoscape through selective use of impulse and curiosity.

Editor: Ahmed Ikram (aike)
contact: mvbavana@gmail.com



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Tomb of Cannabis

I ve always being fascinated to archive old buildings. So when ever i reach islands i try to take pictures of these historical places. One of the common places i always find on the islands would be the old tombs which in Arabic is called “ziyarah”.

So here is a tomb that i found in Kaafu, Thulusdhoo. You can see the difference in the place in a period of 10 years. You can clearly see the social problems and how the humans have developed socially.

Now: I guess this place would be in a worse shape now. I really dont know if it’ll be Blue, Yellow, Green or even if it exists in our time.

Few Years Back: Monday, October 19, 2009

The acquiring of culture is the development of an avid hunger for knowledge and beauty.

Jesse Bennett

(Source: millzero.com)