Sri Lanka's largest Laundry Run

Sri Lankan laundry workers dry damp laundry at Paradise Laundry on June 29, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Paradise Laundry is the largest of four laundries run by the municipal council of Colombo city since 1931. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

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Sri Lankan laundry worker carries dry laundry at Paradise Laundry on June 29, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Paradise Laundry is the largest of four laundries run by the municipal council of Colombo city since 1931. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

Sri Lankan women wash laundry at Paradise Laundry on June 29, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Paradise Laundry is the largest of four laundries run by the municipal council of Colombo city since 1931. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

Sri Lankan laundry worker dries damp laundry at Paradise Laundry on June 29, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Paradise Laundry is the largest of four laundries run by the municipal council of Colombo city since 1931. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

Sri Lankan laundry workers dry damp laundry at Paradise Laundry on June 29, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Paradise Laundry is the largest of four laundries run by the municipal council of Colombo city since 1931. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

Sri Lankan laundry workers wash laundry at Paradise Laundry on June 29, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Paradise Laundry is the largest of four laundries run by the municipal council of Colombo city since 1931. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

Sri Lankan laundry workers dry damp laundry at Paradise Laundry on June 29, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Paradise Laundry is the largest of four laundries run by the municipal council of Colombo city since 1931. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

Sri Lankan man washes laundry at Paradise Laundry on June 29, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Paradise Laundry is the largest of four laundries run by the municipal council of Colombo city since 1931. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

Sri Lankan laundry worker dries damp laundry at Paradise Laundry on June 29, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Paradise Laundry is the largest of four laundries run by the municipal council of Colombo city since 1931. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

Sri Lankan woman walks under the hang damp laundry at Paradise Laundry on June 29, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.Paradise Laundry is the largest of four laundries run by the municipal council of Colombo city since 1931. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

Sri Lankan laundry worker arranges dry laundry at Paradise Laundry on June 29, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Paradise Laundry is the largest of four laundries run by the municipal council of Colombo city since 1931. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

Sri Lankan laundry worker rests beside the hang laundry at Paradise Laundry on June 29, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Paradise Laundry is the largest of four laundries run by the municipal council of Colombo city since 1931. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)