The streets of Kandy were illuminated with colour and sound of rhythmic drums filled the air as the final day of the Esala Randoli Perahera concluded last night. Thousands gathered along the streets ...

The Kandy Esala Perahera parades the streets of the Hill Capital to coincide with the eighth full moon poya of the year – the Esala Poya – in July/August. The change of date each year is because the ...

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- 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 - ...

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 Kandy Esala Perahera has sparked a tourism surge, with Lanka recording a 17.1% year-on-year rise in visitor arrivals during the first 13 days of August, compared to 2024. The iconic cultural ...

The magic and pageantry of the Kandy Esala Perahera came alive for 120 special guests of Ceylinco Life recently, when the Company’s Customer Relations Division hosted its ninth consecutive annual ...

Grama Seva Niladhari turned dancer Eshani Vidya Kulasinghe was the only female dancer at the Kandy Esala Perahera to be picked to receive a certificate for her performance. Eshani, a past pupil of ...