Lankan Independence Day

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Sri Lanka army soldiers march during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day, marking the country's independence from British colonial rule in 1948, in Anuradhapura, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Colombo, Sri Lanka. AP

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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, accompanied with Air force commander Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama, Army Commander Lt Gen Jagath Jayasuriya, second right, and Navy commander Vice Admiral DWAS Dissanayaka, attends Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day ceremony in Anuradhapura. AP

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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa hoists the national flag during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day in Anuradhapura. AP

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Dancers perform during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day in Anuradhapura. AP

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Traditional dancers perform during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day in Anuradhapura, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Colombo, Sri Lanka. AP

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Sri Lankan Navy's Special Boat Unit personnel march during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day, marking the country's independence from British colonial rule in 1948, in Anuradhapura. AP

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Sri Lankan Air Force women soldiers march during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day, marking the country's independence from British colonial rule in 1948, in Anuradhapura, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Colombo, Sri Lanka. AP

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Traditional dancers perform during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day in Anuradhapura. Reuters

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Traditional dancers perform during a ceremony to commemorate the island's 64th independence from Britain in the north central town of Anuradhapura. AFP

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Traditional dancers perform during a ceremony to commemorate the island's 64th independence from Britain in the north central town of Anuradhapura. AFP

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Sri Lankan traditional dancers perform during a ceremony to commemorate the island's 64th independence from Britain in the north central town of Anuradhapura. AFP

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A member of the Sri Lankan Navy marching band plays the bagpipe during a ceremony to commemorate the island's 64th independence from Britain in the north central town of Anuradhapura. AFP

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A dancer performs during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day in Anuradhapura. AP

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A dancer performs during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day in Anuradhapura. AP

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Updated on Oct 31, 2019 06:42 pm IST

Dancers perform during a ceremony to commemorate the island's 64th anniversary of independence from Britain in the north central town of Anuradhapura. AFP

Lankan Independence Day

Sri Lanka army soldiers march during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day, marking the country's independence from British colonial rule in 1948, in Anuradhapura, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Colombo, Sri Lanka. AP

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, accompanied with Air force commander Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama, Army Commander Lt Gen Jagath Jayasuriya, second right, and Navy commander Vice Admiral DWAS Dissanayaka, attends Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day ceremony in Anuradhapura. AP

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa hoists the national flag during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day in Anuradhapura. AP

Dancers perform during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day in Anuradhapura. AP

Traditional dancers perform during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day in Anuradhapura, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Colombo, Sri Lanka. AP

Sri Lankan Navy's Special Boat Unit personnel march during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day, marking the country's independence from British colonial rule in 1948, in Anuradhapura. AP

Sri Lankan Air Force women soldiers march during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day, marking the country's independence from British colonial rule in 1948, in Anuradhapura, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Colombo, Sri Lanka. AP

Traditional dancers perform during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day in Anuradhapura. Reuters

Traditional dancers perform during a ceremony to commemorate the island's 64th independence from Britain in the north central town of Anuradhapura. AFP

Traditional dancers perform during a ceremony to commemorate the island's 64th independence from Britain in the north central town of Anuradhapura. AFP

Sri Lankan traditional dancers perform during a ceremony to commemorate the island's 64th independence from Britain in the north central town of Anuradhapura. AFP

A member of the Sri Lankan Navy marching band plays the bagpipe during a ceremony to commemorate the island's 64th independence from Britain in the north central town of Anuradhapura. AFP

A dancer performs during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day in Anuradhapura. AP

A dancer performs during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day in Anuradhapura. AP

Dancers perform during a ceremony to commemorate the island's 64th anniversary of independence from Britain in the north central town of Anuradhapura. AFP

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