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It was a quiet stay at home Vesak for most people this week. They listened to Vesak sermons on radio and TV. Venturing out were a few people like these Colombo Municipal Council workers who placed oil lamps near the Buddha statue at the Viharamahadevi Park. Pic by M.A. Pushpakumara

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Vesak 2020 amidst COVID-19

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Pick of the pix

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Pera engineering undergrads develop remote system to monitor patients in isolation wards

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