Kandy Perahera Festival

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The Kandy Esala Perahera is a combination of both Buddhist and Singhalese culture, consisting of a ceremony where the sacred tooth relic of Buddha is paraded through the streets in order to invoke the blessing of rain from the gods. A ritual believed to date back to 3rd century BC; the first Perahera was performed in Anuradhapura. However, due to invasions, the tooth relic was shifted, finally finding a permanent home in Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth). The Temple of the Tooth is Sri Lanka’s most important Buddhist shrine, which has housed the Sacred Tooth Relic since the 16th Century.
The honour of carrying the sacred relic casket (a substitute for the Sacred Tooth Relic, which remains in the temple) is bestowed upon a majestic Maligawa tusker elephant, followed by hundreds of others. The ornate and richly decorated robes worn by the elephants are only rivaled in beauty by the accompanying custodians and officials, clothed in traditional apparel of Singhalese chieftains. Also apart of this opulent ceremony are Kandyan dancers and drummers, as well as acrobats, flame dancers and whip dancers, who continue to enthrall the ever-growing crowd that flock to see them each year.
Please reserve your seats early for Kandy Perahera pageant in the seating galleries.
For Seating Prices are as follows
Kumbal Perahera
Date
Price
Location
07th August
52 USD per seat
Pizza Hut corridor- Temple Street.
08th August
52 USD per seat
Pizza Hut corridor- Temple Street.
09th August
52 USD per seat
Pizza Hut Corridor – D.S.Senanayake Veediya.
10th August
52 USD per seat
Hatton National Bank Bldg.- Dalada Veediya.
Casamara Hotel Car Porch – Kottugodalle Veediya.
Final Kumbal Perahera
Date
Price
Location
11th August
52 USD per seat
Hatton National Bank Bldg. – Dalada Veediya.
N0.12, Francis Perera Bldg.- Yatinuwara Veediya.
No.37, Paivas Bldg.– Yatinuwara Veediya.
Randoli Perahera
Date
Price
Location
12th August
63 USD per seat
Pizza hut corridor – Temple Street
13th August
63 USD per seat
Pizza hut corridor - D.S.Senanayake Veediya.
14 th August
63 USD per seat
Hatton National Bank Bldg. – Dalada Veediya.
Casamara Hotel Car Porch – Kottugodalle Veediya.
15 th August
63 USD per seat
HNB Bldg. – Dalada Veediya.
No.12, Francis Perera Bldg. – Yatinuwara Veediya.
No.37, Paivas Bldg.-Yatinuwara Veediya.
Final Randoli Perahera
Date
Price
Location
16th August
65 USD per seat
HNB Bldg. – Dalada Veediya.
No.12, Francis Perera Bldg. – Yatinuwara Veediya.
No.37, Paivas Bldg.- Yatinuwara Veediya..
Day Perahera
Date
Price
Location
17th August
52 USD per seat
Pizza Hut Corridor – D.S.Senanayake Veediya.
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Last updated on August, 17 2008
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