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Date: 11/12/2025
Ask anyone from Bora Bora what makes their island special, and they rarely begin with hotels or overwater villas. They begin with the lagoon—an endless sheet of turquoise that seems to hold the sky gently in its arms. The people here grow up with the lagoon not as scenery, but as a companion woven into everyday life. Fishermen read its shifting colours like a trusted calendar; children learn to swim almost before they can walk; elders tell stories of ancestral journeys guided by the moonlit tides. Every family carries a memory tied to this great circle of calm blue water. And beneath the surface lies a living world of coral gardens, manta rays, and ancient rhythms that the islanders protect with quiet devotion.
For them, the lagoon is more than beauty. It is identity, heritage, and a reminder that nature can shape the soul of a community. In Bora Bora, the pride of the people is not luxury—it is the timeless bond between land, water, and the generations who honour both.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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