Large crowds gather outside the historic Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka, to watch dance and music performances and a parade featuring decorated elephants as part of the Esala Perahera ...

Large crowds gathered around Kandy’s historic Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka as the Esala Perahera Buddhist festival brought the city alive with a spectacular night-time procession featuring ...

The Kandy Esala Perahera has deep roots extending over 1,700 years, while the present-day procession associated with the Sacred Tooth Relic developed several centuries ago. Elephants have long been an ...

The annual donation of elephant costumes for the 2026 Kandy Esela Perahera was held at the Ran Awuda Mandapaya of the Sri Dalada Maligawa last Thursday (13), with the guidance of Diyawadana Nilame ...

Mr Upali weerasinghe’s opinion (28/08/2026) about the tradition of elephant attendance in the Kandy Esala perehera is an appropriate point for discussion. while agreeing with his views in his letter, ...

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 ...