The Kandy Esala Perahera: Asia's Most Spectacular Pageant |
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Act of Appointment Adigar Appointment dated banners Basnayake Nilame Buddhist flag C. B. Nugawela Dissawa carrying the Ran casket Ceylon Rifle Regiment Dalada Maligawa Perahera Dalada Perahera deity Detailed account Devale in Kandy Devale walks Dewales Diyawadana Nilame drummers Dumbara Ehelepola elephant festival followed Gajanayake gama golden Harispattuwa hera Hewisi Band Hill Capital honour howdah or ranhilligey Jeyaraj Kandy District Kandy Esala Perahera Kandyan costume Kandyan Dance Katara King Kirthi Sri King of Kandy Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe Lanka last King Lord Buddha magnificient Maha Kodiya Maha Vishnu Devale mahouts Malagammana Maligawa tusker Matale Natha Devale ola manuscript palanquins Pera Peramunarala present holder procession Ran Ayudha Randoli Perahera RATWATTE Esquire Ravana Relic of Lord Robert Brownrigg Sacred Relics Sacred Tooth Relic Sarana Duraya Senator H. B. Udurawana Sinhala Sinhalese Kings spectacular pageant Sri Dalada Maligawa streets of Kandy Temple tom-tom tree tusker carrying tusker Raja Vidiya wadana Nilame whip crackers