A full house at the 61st Independence Day Celebrations held in Los Angeles
Sri Lanka's 61st Independence Day celebrations were held at the Duarte Performing Arts Center Auditorium on 8th February 2009. It was organized by the Sri Lanka Consulate in Los Angeles, under the guidance of Hon. Consul General Ananda Wickramasinghe.
The official ceremony was followed by a colorful cultural program organized and produced by the Serendib Foundation for Music & Performing Arts. The capacity crowd were treated to an excellent show of Sri Lankan culture and traditional art forms by performers drawn from the local lankan community in and around Los Angeles.
The Serendib Foundation, is a 501 © 3 public non-profit organization, established to promote music & performing arts.
Here are some images of the day's proceedings captured by photographer Moran Perera.