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A plantation community in Lindula, Hatton, celebrate the “Thiruvilar” festival, a Hindu devotional ceremony dedicated to the goddess Parvati. “We make observances for the whole month and we celebrate the festival for five days. Before, we couldn’t celebrate before because we didn’t have water in the village. But since we received the water supply five years ago, we’ve celebrated every year” says K. Sasanthan, a village elder. Australia Aid installed a water purification plant and supplied the village with clean water from the springs of nearby Horton Plains, providing water for 150 families in the mountain hamlet. “It’s a blessing for us. It has changed everything.” © Reza Akram / DFAT 2017

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A plantation community in Lindula, Hatton, celebrate the “Thiruvilar” festival, a Hindu devotional ceremony dedicated to the goddess Parvati. “We make observances for the whole month and we celebrate the festival for five days. Before, we couldn’t celebrate before because we didn’t have water in the village. But since we received the water supply five years ago, we’ve celebrated every year” says K. Sasanthan, a village elder. Australia Aid installed a water purification plant and supplied the village with clean water from the springs of nearby Horton Plains, providing water for 150 families in the mountain hamlet. “It’s a blessing for us. It has changed everything.” © Reza Akram / DFAT 2017