SRI LANKA - ESALA PERAHERA [ PAGEANT PAR EXCELLENCE ]

Esala Perahera (the festival of the tooth) is the grand festival of Esala held 

in Sri Lanka. It is very grand with elegant costumes. Happening in July or August 

in Kandy, it has become a unique symbol of Sri Lanka. It is a Buddhist festival 

consisting of dances and nicely decorated elephants. There are fire-dances, 

whip-dances, Kandian dances and various other cultural dances. The elephants 

are usually adorned with lavish garments. The festival ends with the traditional 

'diya-kepeema'.

Contents  [hide] 1 History 1.1 Modern Perahera 2 The Procession 2.1 The Kumbal Perahera 2.2 The Randoli Perahera 2.3 Diya Kepeema and the Day Perahera 3 Organization of the Perahera 4 See also 5 External links

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