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Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Colombo and a popular tourist site in the city. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque is on 2nd Cross Street in Pettah, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo: Getty Images

This is the first time in the mosque’s 112-year history that its doors have been closed for worshippers. Photo: EPA-EFE

The Pettah district is a popular shopping district in Colombo. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

The prayer room of Jami-Ul-Alfar, also known as the Red Mosque. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

A photo of the inner courtyard at the Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque in Colombo, taken in 2015. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Colombo and a popular tourist site in the city. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque is on 2nd Cross Street in Pettah, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo: Getty Images

This is the first time in the mosque’s 112-year history that its doors have been closed for worshippers. Photo: EPA-EFE

The Pettah district is a popular shopping district in Colombo. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

The prayer room of Jami-Ul-Alfar, also known as the Red Mosque. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

A photo of the inner courtyard at the Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque in Colombo, taken in 2015. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Colombo and a popular tourist site in the city. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque in Colombo

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