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    අහ මෙන්න තවත් පින්තූර ටිකක් දාන්න තව කොමෙන්ට් ටිකක් දෙන්න පික් ලොවක් තියෙනවා නාන්නම ගොඩක් හක හක

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    An Iraqi Christian girl attends a Christmas mass at Chaldean Catholic church in Amman, Jordan Thousands of Iraqi Christians fled to neighbouring Jordan following a spate of bombings that targeted churches in Iraqi cities in the past few years.

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    A worshiper stands beneath a painting of baby Jesus in the Grotto, where Christians believe Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus, during her visit to the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, ahead of Christmas

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    A Hindu man has his forehand painted with a message in Hindi "Happy Christmas" on the river banks of the Ganges river on the eve of Christmas, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad

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    U.S. military personnel from 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) celebrate ahead of Christmas eve, at a military base in Balad, 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad

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    Pope Benedict XVI holds a candle from his private window, during the unveiling ceremony of the crib in St Peter's Square at the Vatican.

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    A man cleans a statue of Jesus Christ on the roof of a church during Christmas, at Noida in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh

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    Members of the Berlin Seals (Berliner Seehunde) swimming club take a dip in icy Orankesee lake during their traditional Christmas Day ice swim in Berlin, Germany. Club members claim a brief dip inthe chilly waters is healthy and improves blood circulation in the body.

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    A man holds a candle in prayer during a Christmas mass in the golden-domed Alexander Nevsky cathedral in central Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria, unlike some other fellow Orthodox countries, celebrates Christmas on December 25.

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    Christian pilgrims pray in the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, on Christmas Eve

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    Residents of the village of Remedios, 350 Km east of Havana, Cuba, watch fireworks during the traditional "Parrandas" celebration early on the morning of Upon the arrival of socialism in Cuba, Christmas celebrations were substituted by the "Parrandas" (Partying) during which the revellers enjoy fireworks and parades of "carrozas" (floats) until the morning.

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    Dressed as Santa Claus, Einar Sveinsson of Iceland comforts patient Hasel Sanchez at the emergency room of the Benjamin Bloom Children's Hospital in San Salvador, El Salvador

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    Palestinian Christian men attend the Christmas day service at the Catholic church in the West Bank village of Zababdah near the northern city of Jenin
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    To Be Continued :)
    කට්ටිය දාන්න කොමෙන්ට්ස් දෙන්නම් තව පින්තූර ලොවෙන්:)


     

    Mal Baba

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    ඔන්න තවත් සෙට් එකක් ගෙනාවා තවත් ගොඩක් තියෙනවා කස්ටියගෙ හොද කොමෙන්ට්ස් ආවොත් අනිව දානවා.කොහොමද කලින් දාපු ටික ලස්සනයි නේද
    දෙන්න පොඩි සප් එකක් කොමෙන්ට් එකකින්


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    A young southern Sudanese woman looks into St. Teresa's Cathedral, where Christmas mass is being held, in Juba, Sudan


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    Nepalese Christians attend Christmas Eve mass at The Catholic Assumption Church in Lalitpur on the outskirts of Kathamandu, Nepal. Less than one percent of the 27 million population in the largely Hindu Himalayan nation are Christian.

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    Cardinal Roger Mahony leads Christmas mass at The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, California.


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    Santa Claus distributes sweets to children on the occasion of Christmas, at the hotel Le Meridien in New Delhi, India Christians in India make up just over 2 percent of its 1 billion population.


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    Eight-year-old Michael Hill, of Davenport, Iowa, sits down after Christmas mass at The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, California.

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    Franky Lewis from Bondi heads out for a surf at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.

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    A child dressed as Santa Claus walks during morning Christmas service at a church in Jammu, India


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    A Christmas tree floats along the Yenisei River as members of a local winter swimmers' club take part in a fancy-dress bathing performance to celebrate the upcoming New Year, with the air temperature at around -21 degrees Celsius (- 5.8 degrees Fahrenheit), in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk


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    Pakistani Christian women pray during the midnight Christmas service at the Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Lahore, Pakistan.


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    Catholic worshipers leave the St. Esprit Church after a midnight Christmas Mass in Harbiye, downtown Istanbul, Turkey,


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    A man walks past the Bishop's House lit with Christmas decorations in Washington, D.C. The display of thousands of lights adorned the Tudor-style mini castle and grounds occupied by the leader of the D.C.-based United House of Prayer for All People.


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    Philippine National Police investigators inspect the damage to the Sacred Heart Catholic chapel following an explosion during a Christmas Day Mass on the volatile island of Jolo, Sulu province in the southern Philippines. A bomb exploded during Christmas Day Mass at this chapel inside a police camp, wounding a priest and 10 churchgoers, officials said Saturday. The improvised explosive device was hidden in a ventilation window close to the ceiling of the chapel, which is located inside a police camp in Jolo town on Jolo Island, a stronghold of al-Qaida-linked militants, Sulu provincial police said.


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    Myanmar Christians pray as they celebrate Christmas at St. Mary's Cathedral in Yangon, Myanmar.


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    Homeless people attend a Christmas mass celebrated in a bus in Nice, southeastern France


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    A stuffed animal lies in the mud next to a Christmas tree after flooding in Highland, California. Residents throughout southern California were hit hard by storms this week, with one of the hardest hit being Highland with several homes flooded.

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    Actors recreate the Nativity scene at a church of Mother Mary Queen of Peace in Lodz, Poland


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    A man dressed as Santa Claus gives presents to the homeless during a Christmas dinner prior to a mass inside a bus, in Nice, southeastern France.


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    An Iraqi child sits playing during the Christmas day service at the Syriac Catholic Church of Our Lady of Deliverance/Salvation (Sayidat al-Nejat), in central Baghdad, two months after a violent attack on worshippers in which 46 people were killed in a hostage situation in the church.


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    Indonesian children dressed in Santa Claus costumes sing along to Christmas carols in Jakarta, Indonesia


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    A tourist in a Mrs. Claus t-shirt poses for a photo in front of a Christmas tree which she decorated on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii


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    South Sudanese gather following the Christmas service at the Juba Catholic Cathedral, in the southern Sudan's capital city in what may be their last Christmas in a unified Sudan. A referendum for southern independence will be held on January 9 and probably lead to the partition of this nation the largest on the African continent

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    Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim, center, leads the traditional Christmas Mass at the golden-domed Alexander Nevsky cathedral in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria


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    A homeless child holds a candle during a street Christmas celebration at Dom Pedro Park in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil The event was organized by the charitable organisation Alianca da Misericordia

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    To Be Continued :)
    කට්ටිය දාන්න කොමෙන්ට්ස් දෙන්නම් තව පින්තූර ලොවෙන්:)