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  • Sri Lankans board a Sri Lankan train in the highlands of Maha Oya in Sri Lanka
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  • Wooden door stoppers painted as 19th century Sri Lankan characthers on sale at the Paradise Road the Gallery Cafe which was the  former offices of world-renowned Sri Lankan architect, the late Geoffrey Bawa. in the capital city of Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A muslim Sri lankan family at the beach stand on the shore at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A Sri lankan fisherman fishing waist deep in water in a lagoon at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A group of local Sri Lankan women look out to the sea while standing on the shore of Arugam Bay. Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • Two Sri Lankan women wearing colourful Shalwar kameez and shawl walk along the black shore at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A Muslim Sri Lankan woman in a colorful sari walks past colorfully painted houses in the suburb of Colombo 12 on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A street scene on the 24th of April as a Sri Lankan Muslim women wearing a black Hijab in a Muslim neighbourhood near The Colombo Grand Mosque, Colombo Sri Lanka. <br />
Asanka Brendon Ratnayake for the Washington Post.
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  • A Sri Lankan Man wearing a sarrong reading a newspaper on the side of the street while sitting on a chair on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A Sri Lankan surfer catches and rides a wave at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka. Arugam Bay is known as very popular spot for surfers due to its long  breaking right hand point break
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  • A group of local sri lankan men hang out on top of a large fishing boat docked on the beach of Arugam Bay late in the afternoon. Arugam bayknown locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A group of local Sri Lankan men & women look out to the sea while standing on the shore of Arugam Bay. Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A group of local sri lankan men hang out on top of a large fishing boat docked on the beach of Arugam Bay late in the afternoon. Arugam bayknown locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A group of local Sri Lankan men & women look out to the sea while standing on the shore of Arugam Bay. Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • People at the beach silhouetted at the beach stand on the shore at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A street scene featuring colorful tuk tuks in a prodominatly Muslim Neigbourhood near the Grand Mosque of Colombo on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A street scene in Colombo 12 on New Moor street outside a street food shop in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • Street Scene in Colombo 12 New Moor Street on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A street scene in Colombo 12 on New Moor street outside a street food shop in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • Street Scene in Colombo 12 New Moor Street on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A street vendor pushing his cart at the end of his working day through a laneway lined with closed shops in Colombo 11 in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • A street scene in Colombo 11 with a street lined with shops all closed in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • A tuk tuk driver stands at the front of his black tuk tuk in the suburb of Colombo 12 on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka. <br />
Asanka Brendon Ratnayake for the Washington Post.
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  • A motorcyclist rides past as two Men walk past a white coloured walled mechanic as a man sits on a plastic chair outside of an old building with new apartments in the background on Marine Drive in the capital city of Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A group of young men playing street cricket in Colombo 12 with the lotus flower tower in the background in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • A street scene in Colombo 12 on New Moor street outside a street food shop in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • A street scene near the Grand Colombo Mosque on New Moor Street in Colombo 12 featuring young men and Tuk Tuks on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A street scene in Colombo 12 feautring a Muslim man walking out of a shop surrounded by colourful houses and tuk tuks  on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka. <br />
Asanka Brendon Ratnayake for the Washington Post.
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  • A man in a sarrong outside his house in Colombo 12 smoking a ciggerette as the afternoon light hits on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A street scene outside the red Mosque also known as the Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • A street scene featuring Store fronts line a laneway in the market district of Colombo 11 near Pettah in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • A street scene in Colombo 12 on New Moor street outside a street food shop in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • Street Scene in Colombo 12 New Moor Street on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A street vendor pushing his cart at the end of his working day through a laneway lined with closed shops and the red mosque also known as Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque in Colombo 11 in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • A street scene near the Grand Colombo Mosque on New Moor Street in Colombo 12 featuring young men and Tuk Tuks on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A woman wearing a purple coloured Niqab head veil standing outside her purple coloured house  on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A man sits in a plastic chair outside a closed shop on the 24th of April in a Muslim neighbourhood of Colombo 12 in New Moor street near The Colombo Grand Mosque, Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A woman wearing a purple coloured Niqab head veil standing outside her purple coloured house  on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • Street Scene in Colombo 12 New Moor Street on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • Street Scene in Colombo 12 New Moor Street on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A Muslim womean wearing a black head scarf stands at the front of her house in this Street Scene in Colombo 12 New Moor Street on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A man selling fried potato wedges on the street corner in Colombo 12 on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A Muslim womean wearing a black head scarf stands at the front of her house in this Street Scene in Colombo 12 New Moor Street on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A group of Tuk Tuks parked along the side of a road in Colombo 12 on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka. <br />
Asanka Brendon Ratnayake for the Washington Post.
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  • A group of young men (silhouetted) playing in the water as one jumps of the back of another in Arugam Bay. at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A group of young men (silhouetted) playing in the water as one jumps of the back of another in Arugam Bay. at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A father rides his two children home down the main road of  Arugam Bay riding past palm tree lined houses in the nearby village. Arugam bay is known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A young man playing cricket batting hits the ball on a hard sandy pitch surrounded by palm trees during a sunny afternoon at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A group of old Old Muslim women at the beach wearing colourful sari's walk along the beach shore at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • As the light falls and dark clouds start to cover the sky a foreign surfer tourist looks out to the sea at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka. Arugam Bay is known as very popular spot for surfers due to its long  breaking right hand point break
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  • A young man playing cricket batting hits the ball on a hard sandy pitch surrounded by palm trees during a sunny afternoon at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • As the light falls and dark clouds start to cover the sky a foreign surfer tourist looks out to the sea at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka. Arugam Bay is known as very popular spot for surfers due to its long  breaking right hand point break
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  • A group of Muslim men whom are fishermen in the area of Arugam Bay gather on the beach to share stories & have a conversation. at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • Three Muslim women at the beach wearing headscarves stand barefoot on the edge of the shore as the water comes in while a group of men play in the water at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A young man playing cricket batting hits the ball on a hard sandy pitch surrounded by palm trees during a sunny afternoon at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A young man playing cricket batting hits the ball on a hard sandy pitch surrounded by palm trees during a sunny afternoon at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A group of Muslim men hanging out on the main road of Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A cow with horns used to carry good on the beach stands in the sand at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A young man playing cricket batting hits the ball on a hard sandy pitch surrounded by palm trees during a sunny afternoon at Arugam Bay known locally as "Arugam Kudah"  in the dry zone on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka.
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  • A man pushes a cart of bananas past a row of closed shops on 2nd cross street in Colombo 11 at the end of the working day in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • Men reading the newspaper on the morning of the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A man wearing a sarrong carrying a bag walks past a closed fruit shop outside the grand mosque on the 24th of April in Negombo Sri Lanka.
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  • A tourist filming a video on her phone from the pier of Galle Face green at sunset in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • A man rides a motor scooter through an laneway intersection past rows of closed shops on a empty street in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • Two men sit at the front of a store front next to closed shop fronts on Prince street in Colombo 11 near Pettah in the market district in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • Police outside a mosque in Kochikade on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka. <br />
Asanka Brendon Ratnayake for the Washington Post.
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  • A street scene in a small surburban village on the outskirts of Colombo near the harbour on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka. <br />
Asanka Brendon Ratnayake for the Washington Post.
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  • Two Muslim Men wash their face before entering the grand Mosque of Negombo on the 24th of April in Negombo Sri Lanka
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  • A man stands at the front of a shop on a row of shops in the market district near pettah in Colombo 11 on Front Street in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • A man rides his bicycle past a  row of shops closed near the grand mosque of Negombo on the 24th of April in Negombo Sri Lanka.
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  • Tourists walk along an empty Galle Face green as the sun comes down in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • A tourist filming a video on her phone from the pier of Galle Face green at sunset in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th of April 2019.
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  • A man rides his bicycle past a traffice jam on the 24th of April in Colombo Sri Lanka.
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  • Locals bathe along the Kandalama Lake after the dam was opened increasing the water levels of the lake.
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  • Colombo, Sri Lanka January 1, 2011 : A large group of Sri Lankans enjoying a day out on New years day stand and lookout towards the sea from the road level standing above the food court stand  at the Galle Face Green in the capital city of Sri Lanka, Colombo. The Galle Face green is a public space 5 hectare ocean-side urban park, stretching 500 m along the coast on the west of the Island nations capital.
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  • 04/10/2012. Sri Lankans Nuwan Kulasekara and Jeevan Mendis celebrate after Sri Lanka won during the World T20 Cricket Mens Semi Final match between Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo. Photo credit : Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
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  • Colombo, Sri Lanka January 1, 2011 : A large group of Sri Lankans enjoying a day out on New years day stand and lookout towards the sea from the road level standing above the food court stand  at the Galle Face Green in the capital city of Sri Lanka, Colombo. The Galle Face green is a public space 5 hectare ocean-side urban park, stretching 500 m along the coast on the west of the Island nations capital.
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  • Local Sri Lankans onboard a wooden open air ferry boat  wearing life jackets on a Ferry near Nagadeepa before departing for Delft Island
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  • Locals bathe along the Kandalama Lake after the dam was opened increasing the water levels of the lake.
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  • One of the 153 Buddha statues inside the Rock Temple in Dambulla
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  • The large Buddha statue at the entrance of the rock temple
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  • A buddhist monk walks past the entrance to the Cave Temple also known as the Golden Temple
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  • A few of the 153 Buddha statues inside the Rock Temple in Dambulla
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  • A few of the 153 Buddha statues inside the Rock Temple in Dambulla
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  • Worshippers walk out of one of the 3 cave temples at the Dumbulla rock cave comples.
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  • A few of the 153 Buddha statues inside the Rock Temple in Dambulla
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  • Young buddhist worshippers dressed in the customary white walk towards the entrance of the Rock Temple in Dumbulla.
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  • A few of the 153 Buddha statues inside the Rock Temple in Dambulla
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  • A buddhist monk walks past the entrance to the Cave Temple also known as the Golden Temple
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  • Large Buddha statue at the rock temple overlooking the mountain ranges of Dambulla.
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  • The large Buddha statue at the entrance of the rock temple
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  • A few of the 153 Buddha statues inside the Rock Temple in Dambulla
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  • A few of the 153 Buddha statues inside the Rock Temple in Dambulla
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  • The entrance to the Cave Temple also known as the Golden Temple
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  • One of the 153 Buddha and one of the 3 Sinhala King statues inside the Rock Temple in Dambulla
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  • One of the 153 Buddha statues inside the Rock Temple in Dambulla
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  • Entrance to the Cave Temple also known as the Golden Temple
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