• SRI LANKA SINHALA AND TAMIL NEW YEAR CELEBERATION
    SRI LANKA SINHALA AND TAMIL NEW YEAR CELEBERATION
  • A saffron robed Sri Lankan 'samanera' or novice monk places offerings at the foot of an ancient Buddha image at a temple at Heiyanthuduwa in Biyagama. EPA / M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
    A saffron robed Sri Lankan 'samanera' or novice monk places offerings at the foot of an ancient Buddha image at a temple at Heiyanthuduwa in Biyagama. EPA / M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
  • A Sri Lankan labourer unloads bananas at a banana market in Sevanagala AFP / Ishara S. KODIKARA
    A Sri Lankan labourer unloads bananas at a banana market in Sevanagala AFP / Ishara S. KODIKARA
  • A fisherman carries empty baskets on a pole as he walks on the beach at sunset. REUTERS / Dinuka Liyanawatte
    A fisherman carries empty baskets on a pole as he walks on the beach at sunset. REUTERS / Dinuka Liyanawatte
  • A wild elephant grazes at the Uda Walawa national park in Uda Walawa. AP / Eranga Jayawardena
    A wild elephant grazes at the Uda Walawa national park in Uda Walawa. AP / Eranga Jayawardena
  • View over a sea of red flowers on a golden Buddha statue in the Viharamahadevi Park. Photo by: Maurizio Gambarini
    View over a sea of red flowers on a golden Buddha statue in the Viharamahadevi Park. Photo by: Maurizio Gambarini

In Pictures: Colombo is rich in culture


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