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    Kataragama: A sacred paradox

    Kataragama, one of the most sacred sites in Sri Lanka. One of many devotees requests a boon from the god, holding aloft a coconut on which a camphor fire burns. She will later smash the coconut on a rock, and hope it splits auspiciously into two equal halves.

    SRI LANKA | Thursday, 10 January 2013 | Views [984] | View Larger Image

    Kataragama, one of the most sacred sites in Sri Lanka. One of many devotees requests a boon from the god, holding aloft a coconut on which a camphor fire burns. She will later smash the coconut on a rock, and hope it splits auspiciously into two equal halves.

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