The Kandy Esala Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in...

known as Dhu al-Hijjah. Christians celebrate Easter and Christmas. Esala Perahera (A-suh-luh peh-ruh-ha-ruh) is a grand festival in the month of Esala held...

Raja has participated in the Esala Perahera in Kandy for about 40 years. Raja first participated in the Perahera of the Maha Vishnu Devalaya in Kandy...

years. Before participating in the Kandy Esala Perahera, Raja continually participated in many perahera festivals in Gampaha and Colombo and joined the...

for official functions, most notably during the Esala Perahera when at its conclusion the perahera sandeshaya is presented. After the British gained control...

the traditional duty of organizing the annual pageant, the Kandy Esala Perahera. The current Diyawadana Nilame is Pradeep Nilanga Dela. Prior to 1815,...

represent a stupa; the procession casket which is used during the Kandy Esala Perahera is also displayed in the same chamber. The royal palace is situated to...

which carried the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha casket in the Dalada Perahera for 11 years after the demise of Maligawa Raja. Heiyantuduwa Raja's tusks...

Sri Lankans celebrate the Buddhist and Hindu new year festivals. Esala Perahera is a symbolic Buddhist festival consisting of dances and decorated elephants...

an Indian elephant. Indiraja is a main casket bearer of the Kandy Esala Perahera, an annual religious procession held to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth...

such as remembrance day, Wap Magul (ceremonial ploughing) and receive the Perahera Sandeshaya. National honours would be awarded by the president on behalf...

Dewala in 1912. The Indian Moors objected to the Police on the Buddhist Perahera (religious pageant) procession from the Wallahagoda Dewala traveling through...

August in the Gregorian calendar. The most famous being the Esala Perahera. Esala Perahera Relocated lives By Birgitte Refslund Sørensen. p. 121 'Koḷamba...

his lifetime. Nadungamuwa Raja, main casket bearer of the Kandy Esala Perahera. Pampadi Rajan, one of the tallest elephants in Kerala. Paramekkavu Rajendran...

Deva-dootha Perahera, Kumbal Perahera, Mal Perahera, Paawaada Perahera, Ransivili Perahera and Randoli Perahera. The Diya Kapeema Perahera and Deva Daanaya...

city. Kandy is popular due to the annual procession known as the Esala Perahera,[citation needed] in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the...

2013). "Sri Dalada Perahera of Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte". The Island (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 27 March 2017. "Sri Dalada Perahera of Sri Jayawardenapura...

it is the first day of Vassa, the Theravada rains retreat. Kandy Esala Perahera Māgha Pūjā Pavarana Thadingyut Festival Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival...

periodical, for example, held annually. Beer festival – Comedy festival – Esala Perahera festival – Film festival – Fire festival (Beltane) – Fire festival (the...

gods of Lanka by the Buddha. The grant festival of Sri Lanka, the Esala Perahera, initially included only Kannaki, Vishnu, Kataragama, and Natha. The holy...

Godagama Sannasa mentions the gift of oil presented to Nawagamuwa Pattini Perahera by King Buwanekabahu V (1521–1580) King Mayadunne of Sitawaka (1521–1580)...

the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gangaramaya Temple. Gangaramaya Temple Navam Maha Perahera...

Purnima Hari-Kuyo Hungry ghost Jana Baha Dyah Jatra Kagyed Kandy Esala Perahera Kathina Lhabab Duchen Liberation Rite of Water and Land Loi Krathong Madhu...

charge of Western Province, was physically assaulted on the street at Perahera Mawatha, while attempting to leave Temple Trees in civil clothing on 10...

Moggallana Śarīra Refuge in Buddhism Dathavamsa Diyawadana Nilame Kandy Esala Perahera Bayinnaung Kyawhtin Nawrahta Chinese expeditions to the Sinhala Kingdom...

customers who'd travelled to nearby markets were lost. Dikwella usually has Peraheras to celebrate Vesak, Poson & Esala during May, June & July. These colourful...

Caste system Constructions Immigration Literature in Pali, in Sinhalese Perahera Popular culture Religion Buddhism Brahmanism Tantric Buddhism Category...

dances associated with its performance could be seen in the Kandy Esala Perahera, and annual religion-cultural event which takes place in the city of Kandy...

the Temple of the Tooth and had a significant role to play in the dalada perahera (procession) held each year by the temple. The dance waned in popularity...

Vidyalaya Rahula College Culture Relic of the tooth of the Buddha Kandy Esala Perahera Natha Upulvan Kataragama deviyo Saman (deity) Vibhishana Pattini Vesak...