Most Colourful Ceremonies
One of the most colourful ceremonies of the Royal Tour took place at Bo, in Sierra leone where 52 Chiefs of the Southern Province staged a Durbar in honour of the Queen's visit.
The picture shows the Queen and Prince Philip watching a a Chief is c...
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Young Commonwealth Artists' Exhibition in London
"Young Commonwealth Artists' Exhibition in London"
The painting "Waiting Men" by art student Dora Orphanou of Cyprus (extreme left) stimulates comments from two of her friends, Bill Owusu from Ghana and Charlotte Baissac, 22, from Mauritious, as t...
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Mahiyangana Maha Perahera
Picture shows the Mahiyangana Maha Perahara in progress procession.
Our picture shows the Mahiyangana maha perahara, led by the richly caparisoned tusker in progress.
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Masked Dancer
Mahiyangana Perahera :
The final perahera scene at the Mahiyangana shrine. A feature of the perahera was the participation of the huge figure of a masked dancer (left). Concealed within the body of the dancer is a man whose face can be seen peerin...
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Crowd at the Mental Hospital, Angoda
Following a dispute over the site for a Buddha shrine room at the Mental Hospital, Angoda, doctors, nurses (both men and women) attendants, overseers and labourers attached to the hospital struck work recently.
The strike was settled after discuss...
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