SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-BUDDHIST FESTIVAL-POYA DAY-CELEBRATION

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-BUDDHIST FESTIVAL-POYA DAY-CELEBRATION

(220117) -- COLOMBO, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People celebrate the Full Moon Poya Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 17, 2022. Poya day is a monthly holiday in Sri Lanka, marking the full moon. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

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