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2016: Unpublished pictures
![Dawuldena-Thera-100-year-celebrations-J-3](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/Dawuldena-Thera-100-year-celebrations-J-3.jpg)
All smiles then: President Maithripala Sirisena greets former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at an event to mark Ven. Dawuldena Gnanissara Mahnayaka Thera's 100th Birthday
![EU-day-party-15May](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/EU-day-party-15May.jpg)
No it's not head-butting but a shared secret between former Indian High Commissioner Y. K. Sinha and Opposition Leader R. Sambanthan at a European Union event in Colombo
![Jaffna-Accident-April](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/Jaffna-Accident-April.jpg)
Jaffna: A trip to 'World's End'
![Aid-to-Aranayake-victims-24-July](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/Aid-to-Aranayake-victims-24-July.jpg)
Helping Aranayake victims the Japanese way
![Blessings-for-newyear-J3](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/Blessings-for-newyear-J3.jpg)
Fiery blessings as 2016 dawned
![Galleface-National-flag](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/Galleface-National-flag.jpg)
Galle Face: Lowering the National flag captured by a Chinese tourist
![May-dayfloat](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/May-dayfloat.jpg)
May Day float
![Tourists-in-beach-J3](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/Tourists-in-beach-J3.jpg)
Tourists on a jumbo about to lift-off
![Medical-faculty-students-1-May](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/Medical-faculty-students-1-May.jpg)
Medical Faculty students on the march
![Yoshita-remanded-Jan-31](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/Yoshita-remanded-Jan-31.jpg)
Yoshita remanded
![Sun-worshipping-in-Jaffna-Jan17](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/Sun-worshipping-in-Jaffna-Jan17.jpg)
Jaffna: Worshipping the Sun God during Thai Pongal celebrations
![University-students-protest](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/University-students-protest.jpg)
Sun or rain: More student protests
![Dresscode-for-mothers-visiting-school](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/Dresscode-for-mothers-visiting-school.jpg)
Dress code for mothers at a leading boys school in Colombo
![Colombo-floods-May](http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/uploads/Colombo-floods-May.jpg)
Deluge in Colombo: Brooms turn into oars (More unpublished pix of 2016 next week)