Peraliya Buddha Statue, Tsunami Memorial, Sri Lanka. Gazing Out Across The Road At A Blue-Green Sea In The Hamlet Of Peraliya Is A Giant Buddha Statue. It Is A Memorial To Those Killed In 2004, Given As A Gift To Sri Lanka - Poignantly - By Japan. Just Behind The Monument School Children Walk Along The Railway Line In The Early Morning Sun.

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