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Chilaw is a seaside town on the west coast of the island of Sri Lanka.
There is a saying that "Chilaw is famous for 'Crabs , Coconuts, and Coreas," testimony to the influence of the Corea Family who hail from this town.
A famous visitor was the 'Father of India' the great Mahatma Gandhi who visited Chilaw in 1927 on his first and last visit to Ceylon. He stayed in Chilaw in a Corea home called ' Sigiriya'.