The Australian Sri Lankan community has gathered to grieve the loss of hundreds of countrymen killed in vicious coordinated attacks across their homeland.
The vigil in Melbourne's Federation Square is the first of several planned vigils across Australia this week, as Sri Lanka and the wider community come together in solidarity and to support each other in grief.
Their message is clear, they say no to violence and bloodshed.
That's a message both Liberal and Labor leaders agree with, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Bill Shorten taking time off from their election campaign to honour the lives lost.
Sri Lanka's government has named a little-known Islamist group, National Thowheeth Jama'ath, as the main suspect behind Sunday's bombings, which killed almost 300 people and left another 500 injured.
But there is a growing row about communication failures within the government in the lead-up to the terrorist attacks.
