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The Sri Lankan military held celebrations for the Buddhist festival of Vesak in Kilinochchi on May 21st with a free meal being given to locals.
The event was organised by the army. air force, police, and the civil security forces department stationed in the former LTTE stronghold.
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On its website, the military said the festival was held "with the intention of strengthening the religious reconciliation and mutual understanding among all communities in Northern."
The military also held extravagant Vesak celebrations in Jaffna.
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