Pettah crowded with Avurudu shoppers

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Large crowds thronged the Pettah area in Colombo this evening with people seen shopping enthusiastically before the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New year. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

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Pettah crowded with Avurudu shoppers

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