Gangaramaya Navam Perahera is a vibrant, colourful two day Buddhist procession in Colombo. It features majestic elephants, traditional dancers and drummers, attracting a large crowd near the ...

PREPARATIONS are underway for the Navam Maha Perahera of the Gangaramaya Temple which will bring alive the streets of ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

The historic Esala Perahera concluded yesterday, with the Day Perahera. The final Randoli Perahera was held on Friday with the attendance of a large public gathering. Police were forced to turn away ...

The Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa Pradeep Nilanga Dela, handed over the scroll informing of the successful completion of the Esala Perahera to President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday (20) ...

The Esala Perahera in Kandy has drawn large crowds over the past few days with the numbers expected to increase for the final Randoli Perahera tomorrow. The Day Perahera will be held on Tuesday.