Praying for victory

 President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the Kandy Dalada Maligawa temple this morning to seek blessings for his election campaign. The President is seen here worshiping at the temple. Pic courtesy President’s media unit

Pitcher festival

An Indian Hindu devotee offers prayers during the solar eclipse on the banks of river Ganges in Haridwar on January 15, 2010, during the Kumbh Mela festival (Pitcher festival). Hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees took a ritual bath in India's holy Ganges river as one of the world's largest religious gatherings got under way.   AFP

Put an end to corruption..

Govt MP and former World Cup winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga who has pledged his support to the opposition common candidate, together with former team mate and UNP organizer Hashan Tillekeratne, explains to the media that it was corruption and the interference of the government in sport that led to his decision. Pics by Pradeep Pathirana

Women call for more..

Groups of women of varied representation came together on the streets of Colombo with a call to the main presidential candidates  to increase female representation in the political arena. They had also called for free and fair elections. Pics by Waruna Wanniarachchi.

Watching the eclipse

People are seen here observing the Solar eclipse from Colombo and Vavuniya this morning. Sri Lankan’s islandwide were able to witness a partial solar eclipse. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel 

Darkness in daylight

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Quake ravaged city

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‘Kumbh Mela’

An Indian holy man or "sadhu" gestures while taking a bath on the banks of river Ganges in Haridwar during the ‘Kumbh Mela’ festival. Close to a million Hindu pilgrims bathed in India's holy river Ganges in an immense display of colour and devotion at the start of the world's biggest religious festival.

Out of the box

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A rare sight…

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Pongal valthukal!

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