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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe wearing a Veshti and a shawl over his shoulder is seen at the Guruvayur Sreekrishna Temple in Kerala yesterday accompanied by dignitaries. In keeping with tradition, he offered ‘thulabaram’ – 77 kgs of sandalwood equal to his body weight. Please see story on P 6.
Pic courtesy The Hindu

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