For more than a month, the Ranbhumi Rally for Unity brought Sri Lankan hearts together, brick by brick, travelling through villages towns, mountains, valleys, plains and beaches. The rally was ushered to the Galle Face Green with much pomp and ceremony by the Police Marching Band.

As the rally made its way to the iconic landmark, the national flag that accompanied the rally on its journey was planted at the Galle Face Green with the president marking the beginning of the closing ceremony and the Ranbhumi Unity Night, Newsfirst reported.