He bid adieu on a pre planned musical note

Artists, are a unique breed. They are equally strange in their ways, and love being that. They are very subtle about certain things in life. That includes how they present themselves, the persona they carry around, and in some even their own funeral.

Karalage Jeyatissa from Boosa, Galle played many roles-- artist, astrologer, and dubbing artist in the past. He passed away this week at the age of 50. Even in death, he had made sure how his funeral would be played out.

According to his wishes, following the funeral rites conducted by a Buddhist monk, his friends and family organised a musical event to sing his favourite songs at the funeral. For Jeyatissa, it was his final curtain, in absentia though.