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    Kataragama: A sacred paradox

    And yet, just outside the temple, this destitute old man sleeps under a tree after begging all day to eke out a living. It seems he has been forsaken, not only by the scores of pilgrims passing by who think nothing of spending millions on rich offerings, but also by the god next door in this most sacred of cities.

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    And yet, just outside the temple, this destitute old man sleeps under a tree after begging all day to eke out a living. It seems he has been forsaken, not only by the scores of pilgrims passing by who think nothing of spending millions on rich offerings, but also by the god next door in this most sacred of cities.


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