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Sri Lanka. Hindu Festival, Ramanathan Kovil, Colombo.

Festival at the Ramanathan Kovil in Kochchikade, Colombo. The Vel cart is taken round the temple, led by a group of women who carry clay pots. The pots carry burning camphor and are held with kohomba (margosa)[Azadirachta indica] leaves.

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Festival at the Ramanathan Kovil in Kochchikade, Colombo. The Vel cart is taken round the temple, led by a group of women who carry clay pots. The pots carry burning camphor and are held with kohomba (margosa)[Azadirachta indica] leaves.