The Kandy Esala Perahera is often described as a 10-night festival, but the famous night-time processions are only one part of the wider celebration. Before the first Kumbal Perahera takes…
The Kandy Esala Perahera is made up of around 1,000 people and up to 100 elephants, taking part in five sections: the Maligawa Perahera, representing the Sri Dalada Maligawa, followed…
For more than 1,700 years, Esala Perahera has been one of Sri Lanka’s most important religious and cultural celebrations. Held every year in the historic city of Kandy, this grand…
