Asia to mark 20th anniversary since devastating Indian ocean Tsunami - in pictures
Family members of the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami offer prayers at a memorial monument on the 20th anniversary of the disaster, in Peraliya. AFP
Railway guards of the train 'Queen of the Sea' arrive along with family members of the victims. AFP
Women pray for relatives who lost their lives in the tsunami at a mass grave in Banda Aceh. AFP
Fishermen pull nets at Gampong Jawa beach, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Reuters
Patrol boats washed ashore by the tsunami and preserved in Banda Aceh. AFP
People visit the Aceh Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh. Reuters
A relative of a victim of the tsunami participates in its 20th anniversary at Tsunami Memorial Park at Ban Nam Khem, southern Thailand. AP
A woman puts up flowers for a relative at the Ban Nam Khem Tsunami Memorial wall in the southern Thai province of Phang Nga. AFP
Women perform rituals during a ceremony for the victims of the tsunami at Pattinapakkam Beach in Chennai. AFP
A prayer ceremony for the victims of the tsunami at Marina Beach in Chennai. Reuters