It is an image which speaks a thousand words.
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The image, taken by an Associated Press photographer, captures the aftermath of the tragedy which occurred on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka.
Terror attacks on hotels and Catholic churches in Sri Lanka have claimed the lives of 290 people so far and another 500 or more have been injured.
The image taken by the photographer shows a statue of Jesus Christ up close in St Sebestian's Church in Negombo, north of Colombo. The statue and the walls of the church behind are splattered with blood. Covered in the blood from the victims of this Sunday massacre. The image speaks of the senseless tragedy which has rocked Sri Lanka and the world at this time many were enjoying what should have been a festive season.
For Bendigo's Sri Lankan community it was a day of sadness and sorrow.
"We are all in shock, really," Sri Lankan Fellowship in Bendigo president Arosha Kaluarachchi said.
He urged people not to spread false or misleading information about the attacks or their cause, which are still being investigated.
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"That is the worst thing you can do... worse than the eight bombs that went off," Mr Kaluarachchi said.
Speaking to Nine, president of the Australia Sri Lanka Catholic Association, Sister Andradi Concepta, said the bombings were devastating for the large Sri Lankan community in Australia.
"It was such a happy, joyful day, but it has ended with sorrow and sadness," Sister Concepta said. "We are praying for them, they are in our thoughts...[but] we are helpless."
Yet at times such as these, we all feel it. We all feel a deep sadness and a sorrow that such a thing could happen in our world to this day.
We can join to mourn those lost in a vigil at Bendigo's St Paul's Cathedral at 6pm on Wednesday and on Sunday at the Great Stupa from 2.30pm.
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