In pictures: Tamil Tiger 'Martyr Day'

Emotional ceremonies were held across the north and east of Sri Lanka on Wednesday as the Tamil Tigers remembered their war dead. The peace process gave many their first chance to come from outside rebel areas to grieve, as these exclusive pictures reveal.

On the eve of Martyr's Day, Black Tiger suicide bombers appeared in public for the first time

The rebel leader's annual address was accompanied by Tiger naval demos

The head of the Sea Tigers lit a lamp to remember fallen comrades

For many it was the first time they had been able to visit their loved ones' graves

Amid the shows of public grief, candles were lit as a mark of respect