As the open caskets were sealed, there was unrestrained grief.
Manik Suriaaratchi and her 10-year-old daughter Alexendria were killed in one of several suicide bomb blasts that shattered the peace of Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday morning.
They died inside Negombo's St Sebastian's Church, one of several targets attacked by Islamist extremists.
Ms Suriaaratchi's husband, Sudesh Kolonne, was among the many families packed into the Catholic House of Prayer Church, about 3 kilometres from St Sebastian's, for mass on Tuesday.
The mother and daughter were laid to rest near Ms Suriaaratchi's childhood village, with mourners filling the small cemetery and spilling out onto the roadside.
A national day of mourning in Sri Lanka coincided with mass burials close to the three churches — St Sebastian's in Negombo, St Anthony's Shrine in Colombo and Zion Church in Batticaloa — that were bombed.
Parents buried children, children buried parents, and whole families were buried together.
Many people who survived the attacks arrived at the funerals with bandages covering their injuries.
There was a heavy security presence at cemeteries where mourners gathered. Armed soldiers and police filled the streets, checking vehicles and controlling movement.
All around Colombo, garlands of white streamers are strung from posts and buildings, fluttering across entire streets and highways.
The colour white is used to symbolise mourning in Sri Lanka.
People have hung white flags outside their houses, and tuk tuk drivers have attached them to their vehicles.
Authorities have revealed that two homegrown terror groups were behind the savage attacks, but the planning and execution were so sophisticated that attention quickly turned to foreign groups that may have assisted the deadly plot.
As victims were buried, Islamic State (IS) released a statement claiming responsibility for the attacks, but its propaganda channels did not substantiate the claim with evidence.
IS said the bombings were in retaliation for the Christchurch mosque massacre in March, which saw 50 people killed as they prayed.
But some security analysts say the plot bore the hallmarks of an attack that had been planned long before that date.
It is believed Sri Lankan authorities were given multiple warnings about a planned terror attack that claimed the lives of 320 people.
Although they quickly made more than 40 arrests, it is believed security forces are still looking for people connected to the bomb plot.
