The Kandy Esala Perahera Kap Situveema (planting of the Kapa) in each of the four Devales in Kandy was held yesterday, August 15 at the auspicious hour of 5.35 a.m. facing south. Thereafter, for five ...

Gangaramaya was originally a small hermitage on a piece of marshy land within the municipal limits of Colombo. It was transformed into a fully fledged Maha Viharaya with national and international ...

The historic Esala Perahera in Kandy, the world’s oldest, religious and cultural pageant began on August 7 with the traditional installation of Kapa (Kappa-Situweema) at the four Devales located ...

Perahera is unique and has a very long history in this country. When we hear the word, “procession”, the image that comes to our minds is a group of people walking in a row carrying sacred objects, ...

“The priest takes his painted stick on his shoulder……and gets up upon an elephant all covered with white cloth, upon which he rides with all the triumph that ...

One of the biggest religious festivals in Ceylon is Esala Perahera, held each year for centuries in honor of the tooth of Buddha, which is enshrined in Kandy, Ceylon. While the densely packed pilgrims ...

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Dancers perform during a procession celebrating the Esala Perahera festival in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Aug. 10, 2024. The Esala Perahera, one of the grandest Buddhist festivals in Sri Lanka, is observed ...

The cultural capital of Kandy – controversial location for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – survived Sri Lanka’s civil war relatively intact. Now it’s thriving, thanks in no small part to an ...

The Annual Kelaniya Duruthu Perahera at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya will be held on 08, 09 and 10 January 2026. The Historic Kelaniya Duruthu Maha Perahera had its origins in the year 1927, due ...