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 ...

The Gatabaruwa Perahera, an esteemed cultural festival held annually at the Moravaka Gatabaruwa Raja Maha Viharaya, is one of Sri Lanka’s most cherished Perahera celebrations. This year, the festival ...

Kandy comes alive during the month of August as the historic ‘Esala Perahera’, one of the oldest and grandest Cultural Festivals in Sri Lanka, perhaps, in the world, takes to the streets on 30th July, ...

A consecrated young jackfruit tree is chopped and planted in the grounds of each of the four Devales devoted to the four guardian gods—Natha, Vishnu, Katharagama, and the goddess Pattini—at the start ...

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, 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 ...

Three tusked elephants, including one carrying a casket believed to contain a Buddha tooth relic (C), stand in front of the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth) as they take part in a procession ...