Kampong Glam Cemetery by junge1
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The area of the Kampong Glam is the historic seat of the Malay royalty, resident here before the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles. In the early days of Singapore it was allocated not only to the original Malays, but also to Javanese, Bugis, and Arab merchants and residents.
It is said that in the Kampong Glam Cemetery Malay royalty is buried among the frangipani trees and coconut palms. Many of the graves have fallen into ruin and are overgrown, but more recent graves are tended, as is evidenced by the cloths placed over the headstones.
In this photo most headstones show evidence of some remnants of cloths.
This picture was taken in January 1996 and later scanned.
Thank you for viewing and commenting on my uploads and a special 'Thank you' to those that may have added some of these to their favorites.
It is Thanksgiving here in the United States and I wish everyone a 'Happy Thanksgiving'. All others, not fortunate enough to have a holiday today, I wish you a nice day.
On an aside, we had our first rain here in Phoenix, Arizone in over 90 days, but it wasn't as much as forecast. At my house I received 0.16 inches. I guess most of the predicted amount got dumped on Southern California. But it was nice nevertheless, two days with overcast skies and a high yesterday of only 66F. It won't be very long before I and other locals will complain about it being too cold lol,
Sig...
Comments (36)
flora-crassella
wonderful and very interesting photo! sehr, sehr schönes Foto!!!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
emmecielle
Interesting image!
Meisiekind
Fascinating narrative Sig and great image! :)
lucindawind
fabulous to see .. wonderful info also
MagikUnicorn
Great shot...Thanks for share
West_coaster07
Outstanding Sig!!!
thevolunteer
Graves always fascinated me. There are so many different styles and beliefs. Japan has a lot of beautiful graves also. Happy Thanksgiving to all. Aloha
virginiese
I've never seen a place like this ! Great capture
jccj56
Awesome Scene!!
BessieB
A really interesting capture, so much to see in this photo. Thanks for the narrative too, very informative
Marinette
Wonderful and very interesting photo!
Sylvia
~Awesome~ A little Scary :-} Thanks for sharing... EXCELLENT!!!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent capture, well done...
dragonmuse
Interesting to see glimpses into other cultures' traditions. The differences are fascinating.
ledwolorz
Beautiful photo.
BenBischop
Great Shot, Happy Thanksgiving....;)
annie5
Happy Thanksgiving Sig! our TG was in october..Interesting capture and very different :)
bluedarkmoon
tallpindo
You can't keep a good jungle down. It has taken over even the royal marbles.
icerian
Silent atmosphere and peaceful. Well done shot!
DennisReed
A Haunting image from 1996!
MrsLubner
I got the report today that the washes north of Phoenix are under flash flood warnings. My brother had planned to spend Thanksgiving driving around in the desert but had to give it up "just in case." I love cemeteries for the history they contain and this shot is really intriguing.
junge1
@PJ, I only received 0.16 inches. Other places received more, but we didn't get as much as was predicted!
Richardphotos
very interesting to see and an excellent capture Sig
MrsRatbag
Great shot; what an interesting graveyard, and looks like it must have been a wonderful place to wander and shoot.
kgb224
Happy thanksgiving to everyone in The USA.Excellent capture my friend.
Minda
This is excellent capture sig and great narrative..
durleybeachbum
Fascinating!
JeffG7BRJ
It is interesting to see how people from different countries and cultures bury their dead, and all the differing customs as well, so thanks for sharing this one Sig. Some might call it morbid curiosity yet there are a lot of us that walk round graveyards with our camera's. I like to study the different kinds of head stones, and all the different kinds of monuments. Some of the stone masons from years gone created some awesome headstones, and it to these that I am most atracted to. Excellent capture Sig and an informative narrative as well. Bravo!!!!!