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The Kandy Esala Perahera is a traditional and religious spectacle dating back to Sri Lanka's ancient times. This vibrant festival showcases various performers, including dancers, musicians, fire breathers, and beautifully decorated elephants. The event marks the Buddha's first sermon after attaining enlightenment.
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 Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historical procession is held annually to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy.
The Esala Perahera in Kandy is one of the oldest and grandest of all Buddhist festivals in Sri Lanka, featuring dancers, jugglers, musicians, fire-breathers, and lavishly decorated elephants.
8 sie 2018 · The Kandy Esala Perahera. The Most Historical Cultural procession of the World. Buddhist Literature unveils various pageants and festivities held in great honor of Lord Buddha. The perahara pageant concept became popular during the reign of Emperor Asoka of India. Kandy Perahara pageant really pageant which displays traditional customs.
Kandy Esala Perahera is the most significant religious festival in Sri Lanka to honor the Sacred Tooth Relic and the four guardian gods of Buddhism. Held annually in August and July all you need to know before you go in 2024.
Dalada Perahera famously known as the Kandy Esala Perahera held in the month of Esala (July) annually is among them. It is considered as the epitome of country’s Buddhist celebrations and is blessed with divinity.
10 lip 2023 · The Kandy Esala Perahera is a vibrant religious procession that takes place during the month of Esala (July/August) in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha, which is housed in the Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) in Kandy.
