Muslims in Sri Lanka celebrate Eid festival

16 Jun, 2018

Muslims in Sri Lanka today (Saturday) celebrated the Eid festival, the end of the month of fasting. Hundreds of?Muslims gathered at Galle Face in Colombo, a sea side leisure ground, to pray and greet each other for the festival.

Pictures by Lalith Perera

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