A prelude to a feast

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Shoppers are pictured eagerly purchasing traditional sweets used during the Sinhala Hindu New Year. Households across the country relish and serve the sweets that are traditionally used only during the New Year. Pic by Kushan Pathiraja

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A prelude to a feast

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