Bellanwila Wimalaratana, chief Buddhist monk of the Bellanwila temple, offers a watermelon as he prepares to bless the temple's elephant during a ceremony as part of the Sinhala, Hindu and Tamil new year celebrations in Boralasgamuwa April 16, 2016. Sri Lankans observed their new year on April 14. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
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