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 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 ...

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, ...

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 2025 Annual Esala Perahera of the Yudaganawa Raja Maha Viharaya in Buttala concluded its street possession recently (19). The final Randoli Perahera commenced its street procession with the ...

The annual Kelaniya Duruthu Perahera of the historic Kelaniya Raja MahaViharaya which started on January 8, will have its ...

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 ...

In a dramatic turn of events that could only be missed by those truly living under a rock, the eruption of a metaphorical ’’Supernova’’ in early January 2026 has signified the collapse of the world ...

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 ...