Gallegodawatta Ceremony to celebrate the handing over of 101 houses. (This was the reason behind getting dressed up in the sari's). The whole Gallegodawatta community was invited and most of The Salvation Army Headquarters personnel made the trip from Colombo. The ceremony started with a formal parade - in the rain - complete with Kandyan dancers, drummers, The Salvation Army officers, children handing out flowers, and two white girls in sari's (Ha! Not kidding! The Sri Lankan's were so excited to see Caucasians in sari's, they told Mindy & Martina to walk in the parade). Here's a few shots from the day...