Sir Lanka celebrates victory over Tamil Tigers

Muslims in Nuwara Eliya taking part in the victory procession.

What better way to celebrate than to let off tonnes of firecrackers!

Three wheelers, also known as tuk-tuk, in a convoy.

A 2 km-long string of firecrackers snakes around the Hill Country town of Nuwara Eliya.

SRI LANKA DEFEATS TAMIL TIGERS (LTTE)

It was a once in a lifetime experience when I witnessed how a nation responded to the end of a war which had plunged it into fear, suffering and poverty for 30 years.

People, including Tamils, poured onto the streets in spontaneous celebrations across Sri Lanka, ecstatic that the long dark night had finally come to an end.

I was overjoyed to share their happiness, and see history being made at the same time.