Thousands of Tamils across Australia commemorated Maaveerar Naal at events across the country, as they gathered to pay tribute to the fallen fighters of the Tamil liberation struggle this weekend.
Events took place across the country, with speeches, performances and commemorations. Australian politicians joined many of the events that took place.
See photos from across Australia below.
Sydney
Brisbane
Melbourne
Perth
Canberra
Adelaide
Tasmania
Maaveerar Naal - or Great Heroes Day - remembers those who sacrificed their lives and is marked on November 27, in memory of the first death of a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre, Lt Col. Shankar who died in combat on November 27, 1982.