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Same location and observer as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141650335
Observation by Pinidi Himansa with permission, screenshot from video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff_TWEz630o

This spider was found inside its trap-door retreat, made under the bark of a කෝං(schleichera oleosa) tree, 1.5-2m above ground. The spider and its retreat were safely removed along with the piece of bark it was attached and the spider was gently extracted from its trap using a pair of forceps. after photographing, It was returned to its retreat and the piece of bark was safely attached to the tree.
1.-Dorsal aspect 2.-Dorsal aspect 3.-Retreat 4.-Retreat (Arrows indicate the doors) 5.-Front door 6.-Front door 7.-Back door 8.-Ventral aspect 9.-Ventral aspect 10.-Eye arrangement 11.-Eye arrangement 12.-Scopula 13.-Fangs 14.-Ventral aspect(Epigynum?) 15.-Ventral aspect(Epigynum?) 16.-Retreating 17.-Retreating 18.-Microhabitat
Some notes on behaviour- Was quite docile and didn't try to bite. When disturbed, ran to find a corner of the container that I used to keep it when photographing.

Cyrtophora cicatrosa, female in web. 3rd Lane, Nagoda Road, Kalutara, Sri Lanka. A very common spider in Sri Lanka, building its characteristic web near houses - a dome-shaped fine-meshed horizontal orb web with barrier threads above and a sheet below, often with a string of green egg cases suspended vertically above the dome, with the spider inverted under dome.