Rescue operations were underway at the Meetotamulla garbage site. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachi

Oil anointing ceremonies were held throughout the country this morning. Picture shows oil anointing ceremony that was held at the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo. Pix by Samantha Perera  

As the first post war Sinhala and Tamil New Year dawns in Sri Lanka we at Daily Mirror online wish you all a peaceful, prosperous and joyous Avurudu and Puthandu