Sri Lankan military holds Thai Pongal prayers in Kilinochchi temple



The Sri Lankan military held Thai Pongal festivities in the Thirumurukkandi Hindu temple in Kilinochchi on Friday as local residents had gathered to pray.

Dressed in civilian clothes, troops from the 57th Division and the commander in Kilinochchi, Major General K A D A Karunasekara conducted the ceremony, giving food to local residents and residents at an elderly home.



Civilians look on from behind, as Sri Lankan military troops conduct festivities dressed in civilian clothes.
 
Major General K A D A Karunasekara gives a food parcel to elderly Tamil man as Sri Lankan soldiers look on from behind.

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