File:Betnai - Scale-down Model - Traditional Boat of Bengal - Howrah 2024-02-05 5487.jpg

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Bengal Boat

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English: Betnai was used in carrying Gol Pata (Nypa fruticans) and garan wood (Ceriops decandra) from the Sundarbans. But at present these forest items are prohibited and so there is no need of Betnai anymore. It is an extinct boat. Betnai was a large boat usually measuring sixty to seventy feet in length. It used tidal current efficiently for its movement though it also used square sails sometimes for propulsion.
Note: This scaled-down model of a traditional boat from Bengal (Bangladesh and West Bengal) was crafted by Swarup Bhattacharyya and Anupurba Banerjee using wood, metal, and cloth. I express my appreciation to both of them for granting me permission to photograph and share their work on Wikimedia Commons for free use. -- BG.
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Author Gangulybiswarup
Camera location22° 34′ 01.61″ N, 88° 17′ 54.02″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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