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Thousands of Sri Lankan Christians gather at the sacred Madhu Shrine, located in a former war zone that is 144 miles northeast of the capital, Colombo
Monday, Aug. 17, 2009

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  • Amantha Perera
  • The Catholic feast of the Assumption took on special meaning on the island nation as pilgrims once again could travel to a shrine to the mother of Jesus
Photo: Eranga Jayawardena / AP | Source: After decades of bitter fighting, the return of a 500-year-old icon to its jungle shrine offers Sri Lankans a chance to heal. How the Mother of Madhu survived a civil war