Pictures of the Day: Monday, July 27, 2009

Torchbearers wait for festivities to begin on opening night of the annual Kandy Esala Perahera festival in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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Torchbearers wait for festivities to begin on opening night of the annual Kandy Esala Perahera festival in Kandy, Sri Lanka.