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He was scourged and scorned, stripped and mocked. He was declared king with a crown of thorns and burdened with a cross He could barely carry. He was paraded along the streets, falling thrice, and finally made to drag His battered and bruised body up Calvary where He was nailed to a cross between two thieves.

The elephants have already come to Minneriya

The famous ‘Elephant Gathering’ at Minneriya Park has become a regular phenomenon from June to about October each year, which coincides with the dry season in the North Central Province. The Minneriya tank fills up with the rains from the previous months, and as the drought settles in, the water level recedes, though the tank never really runs dry.

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