At a recent ceremony held at the Shangri-La Colombo, the Event Management Association (EMA) of Sri Lanka unveiled the ...

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, ...

The Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya has announced that all arrangements are in place for the 75th annual Bellanwila Esala Perahera, which will be held from August 15 to 17. This announcement was made by ...

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 ...

Dancers perform during a procession celebrating the Esala Perahera festival in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Aug. 19, 2024. Esala Perahera is one of the grandest Buddhist festivals in Sri Lanka, with a history of ...

Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa Pradeep Nilanga Dela, yesterday informed President Ranil Wickremesinghe that the Annual Esala Maha Perahera at the historic Sri Dalada Maligawa and the ...

The Esala Perahera in Kandy has drawn large crowds over the past few days with the numbers expected to increase for the final Randoli Perahera tomorrow. The Day Perahera will be held on Tuesday.

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 former Diyawadana Nilame Neeranjan Wijayaratne who held office for twenty years and administered the Sri Dalada Maligawa for thirty years, and ten by his father Dr.Nissanka Wijayaratne said that ...

The Kandy Esala Perahera with links to the Sacred Tooth Relic will begin on August 21, according to the Sri Dalada Maligawa. This year’s perahera will be the 270th since the tradition was resumed ...