A series of commemorations events took places across Australia on Sunday, as Tamils across the country came together to mark Maaveerar Naal and remember the lives sacrificed for the liberation of the Tamil homeland.
Thousands of people in five different locations across the country - Syndey, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne - held memorial events in line with Eelam Tamils across the world.
See photos from the events below.
Sydney
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Melbourne
Photographs: TYO Australia and Eelamurasu
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