The Esala Perahera in the hill capital was originated in 1775 A.D. under the reign of King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe and was confined to the processions of four Devalayas- Natha, Vishnu, Kataragama and ...

The Sri Dalada Perahera (pageant) or Esala Perahera which parades the streets of Kandy for ten nights is preceded by many age-old customs and rituals. The first on August 5, was the ‘kap situweema’ ...

This year, the Kandy Sri Dalada Perahera began on August 21, with five Kumbal and five Randoli peraheras and will conclude with the daval perahera on August 31 – the day after Nikini Full Moon Poya.

A nation cannot choose its path to future development by abandoning its heritage and culture - President The ‘Sannasa’ (scroll) informing the successful completion of the annual Kandy Esala Maha ...

The final Randoli Perahera of the annual Esala Perahera festival of the historic Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy paraded through the streets yesterday evening (08), witnessed by thousands of spectators, ...

The Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa Pradeep Nilanga Dela, handed over the Esala Perahera Scroll to President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday afternoon (20) at the President’s House in Kandy.

Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s #1 connectivity provider, has reaffirmed its dedication to preserving and honouring the nation’s diverse cultural and religious legacy through its ongoing support of the ...

A “perpetual fire-laughing motion among the slow shuffle of elephants”: this is what D.H. Lawrence once said about Sri Lanka’s Esala Perahera, the nation’s biggest and one of the world’s oldest ...

This ceremony features a dance in front of the elephant’s head, tail, and trunk, which carries the “Ran Aayudhaya” of the deity at Maha Vishnu Devalaya. FILE PHOTO The melodious music produced with ...

According to legend, a tooth, supposedly cribbed from the Buddha’s funeral pyre, wound up in Sri Lanka in the fourth century CE when it was smuggled in by Princess Hemamala and Prince Dantha. The ...