Tuesday, November 29, 2005


Kanagapuram Martyr's graveyard in Kilinochchi


There are 1,213 tombs and 755 memorial stones at the Kanagapuram Martyr's graveyard


Kanagapuram Martyr's graveyard in Kilinochchi


Kanagapuram Martyr's graveyard in Kilinochchi


Kanagapuram Martyr's graveyard in Kilinochchi


Kanagapuram Martyr's graveyard in Kilinochchi


The memorial stones of the land and sea balck tigers, whose bodies were not found.There are 263 land and sea black tigers sacrificesd their lives.there are 79 land black tigers and 184 sea black tigers - "Black tigers are the shields that protect our nation,and they are the ones who remove the obstacles in our path to freedom.They possess the strong will to break the mighty military strength of the enemy ,and are embodiments of fire that destroys the enemy force" - Velupillai Pirabhakaran, Leader, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam


"Kaarththigai Poo" attached to the garland, which is wrapped in the bark of a banana tree, for the martyrs


Maheshwari is looking for her younger brother's grave


The memorial stones of the land and sea balck tigers, whose bodies were not found. There are 263 land and sea black tigers sacrificesd their lives. And there are 79 land black tigers and 184 sea black tigers.Further there are 61 male land black tigers and 18 female land black tigers - 133 male sea black tigers and 51 female sea black tigers lost their lives


You left me alone to suffer" A female is wailing,who lost her younger sister in the Elephantpass battle in 2000


Food and flowers offered


Camphor is being lit to a grave by relatives


Camphor is lit on a grave


Incense sticks are being lit to a grave by relatives


Kandasamy purifies his son's grave with water, the morning of Martyrs Day


Kandasamy, who came from Canada with his wife to pay tribute to his late son


Kanagapuram Martyr's graveyard in Kilinochchi

Friday, November 25, 2005


Martyr's Graveyard in Kanagapuram


Grave of a male cadre


Grave of a male cadre


Grave of a female cadre


There are twenty two Martyr's graveyards in North & East. 17,903 martyrs sacrificed their lives.


Martyr's graveyard in Kanakapuram


Martyr's graveyard in Kanakapuram


Martyr's graveyard in Kanakapuram