f,dal l=i,dk ;r.hla n,kak YS% ,dxlslhska fmryerlska ths ^ ùäfhdaj n,kak & miq.sh 01 jeksod YS% ,xldj iy tx.,k;ah w;r kjiS,ka;fha fj,skagka ysÈ meje;s ;r.fha§ ;r.h keröug meñ‚ YS% ,dxlsl lS%vd f,da,Ska úiska wmQre fmryerla ixúOdkh lr ;snqKd' kjiS,ka;h jeks rgl YS% ,dxflah ixialD;sh úoyd olajñka meje;s fuu fmryer ;r.h keröug meñ‚ úfoia lS%vd f,da,Skaf.a fukau tx.,ka; lS%vlhskaf.ao m%idohg ,la jqKd' trg fjfik YS% ,dxlslhska úiska YS% ,xld ls%lÜ lKavdhug f.!rjhla tla lsÍug .;a fuu ls%hdoduh w;sYhska w.h l< hq;=hs' we;af;kau fujeks ls%hdjka wmg wdvïnrhla'
PHOTOGRAPHER : Hemal Chandrasiri 
PHOTOGRAPHER : Hemal Chandrasiri 
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Y%S ,xld C%slÜ msf,a fõ.mkaÿ mqyqKqlre pñkao jdia miq;eú,a,l æ pñkao jdia f,dal l=i,dkfhka miq iuqfohs˜Y%S ,xldj fï Èkj, iqmqreÿ ßoauhg meñfKñka f,dal l=i,dk ;r.dj,shg fyd¢ka wj;S¾K fj,d bkafk' fldfydu jqK;a uf.a rdcldßh .ek uu fm!oa.,slj i;=áka fkfuhs bkafk' m%YaK ;sfhkjd' ta ish¨ m%Yak f,dal l=i,dk wjika fj,d Y%S ,xldjg .sh .uka uu udOH Tiafia mjikjd'˜ hkqfjka mejiSh' cd;Hka;r l%slÜ l%Svdjg iuq§fuka miqj kjiS,ka; fõ. mkaÿ mqyqKqlrejkaf.a WmfoaYl f,i jdia udi foll muK ld,hla fiajh lf<ah' ta 2013 jif¾ kjiS,ka; lKavdhu Y%S ,xldfõ l< ixpdrh w;r;=r§h' wk;=rej pïml rdukdhlf.ka miqj Y%S ,xld fõ. mkaÿ mqyqKqlre f,i pñkao jdiaj m;alrk ,§' ˜uu rgg fiajh lrkak f.dvla wdYdfjka n,d isáhd' ta wjia:dj ,eì, uf.a foa uu yßhg l<d' ta;a ug oek .kak ,enqKd iuyre uf.a lemùu uÈhs lshkj¨' wjqreÿ .dKla uu Y%S ,xld l%slÜj,g lrmq foa ne¨jyu uf.a lemùu .ek meyeÈ,sj fmfkkjd' lemùu ke;s flfkl=g tÉpr f,dl= l%slÜ tlla .ykak wudrehs' ysf;a i;=áka jev lrkak neßkï fyd|u foa whska fj,d hk tl'˜ hkqfjka jdia jeäÿrg;a i|yka lf<ah' flfia fj;;a pñkao jdia hkq f,dalhu ms<s.;a fõ. mkaÿ hjkafkls' Tyqf.a w;aoelSï j,ska fjk;a rgla m%fhdack .ekSug n,d isákafkaoehs lrk ,o úuiSul§" ˜we;a;gu Tõ' ug wdrdOkd lsysmhlau weú,a, ;sfhkjd' ta;a uu wdishdfõ rgl fõ. mkaÿ mqyqKqlre f,i fiajh lrkafk keye lsh, lshkak ´k' f,dal l=i,dkfhka miafi uf.a ;SrKh oek .kak ,efnhs'˜ hkqfjka mejiSh' a
