This year's Kandy Esala Perahera Festival will commence on July 25 with the traditional Kap Situweema (planting of the ceremonial jak tree branch) at the four main devalayas - (Natha, Vishnu, ...

Dancers, jugglers, musicians, fire-breathers and lavishly decorated elephants are all part of the pageantry during the Kandy Esala Perahera festival, the oldest and largest Buddhist festival in ...

Sri Lanka Insurance Life has proudly continued its tradition of sponsoring the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival, a vibrant and historic celebration held annually in the sacred city of Kandy. The festival ...

Dancers perform during a procession celebrating the Esala Perahera festival in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Aug. 19, 2024. Esala Perahera is one of the grandest Buddhist festivals in Sri Lanka, with a ...

Kandy Esala Perahera an annual Buddhist festival takes place this August at Sri Dalada Maligawa and the entire sight is colourful and filled with lots of light and tradition.

The Kandy annual Esala procession is scheduled to commence today with the first Kumbal Perahera. The first of the five Kumbal processions will begin parading from the Sri Dalada Maligawa at 7.10 p.m.

The main Perahera will be held on 5th August. Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella had raised concerns in Parliament yesterday over a possible security threat to the Kandy Esala Perahera.

Drummers take part in a procession in front of the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth) during the Esala Perahera festival in the ancient hill capital of Kandy August 4, 2009. The festival ...

The origin of the Esala Perahera goes as far back as the third century BC. However, the current procession has been held annually since the time of King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe (1747-1781).