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begins after five nights of the Kumbal Perahera. Randoli refers to palanquins on which the Queens of the ruling Kings traditionally travelled. 2023 Kandy Esala Maha Perahera (Randoli Perahera) was held on 30 August 2023, the full moon poya day with the participation of hundreds of thousands of
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due to take part in the Perahera (most elephants are privately owned). The dance troupes are given time to prepare. The Basnayake Nilames (the lay custodians of the Devales) are then told to organise their processions.
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joins the awaiting Devale Peraheras and leads the procession. Whip-crackers and fireball acrobats clear the path, followed by the Buddhist flag bearers. Then, riding on the first elephant is the official called
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being a goddess associated with the cure of infectious diseases and called upon in times of drought and famine), which is situated to the West of the Natha Devale. This is the only procession that has
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The modern Perahera dates back to the times of the Kingdom of Kandy period but the festival of taking the Tooth Relic in procession goes back more than 1,500 years. It was also through the efforts of
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stating the successful completion of the annual Esala Perahera. The President would meet and receive the sannasa at the entrance to the President's Pavilion.
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that the Kandy Esala Perahera came into being. This procession was originally focused on honouring Brahminical deities, particularly those incorporated into
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and other groups of musicians, dancers and flag bearers. A group of singers dressed in white heralds the arrival of the Maligawa Tusker carrying the
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and entrusts them with various ceremonial duties connected with the conducting of the Perahera. He first gets the auspicious time from the
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The relic casket, which is a replica of the Tooth Relic, is placed inside the ransivige affixed to the Maligawa Elephant, the
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The rituals connected with the Tooth Relic are conducted by Monks of the Malwatte Chapter and Asgiriya Chapters of the
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would lead a procession consisting of the Nilames of Sathara Maha Devalas and the Nilames of rural devalas to the
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matters. The task of organising the different types of drummers is handed over to the four officials known as the
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Noted tusker elephants who participated as the main casket bearer of the Kandy Esala perehera festival include:
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being a Hindu god), also known as the Maha Devale. It is situated in front of the main gate of the Natha Devale.
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The following important times are announced by the firing of cannonballs, which can be heard all across
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begins and continues on for five days. Initially, the Devale Peraheras assemble in front of the
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was brought to Sri Lanka from India during the 4th century CE, eight hundred years after the
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to organize the Perahera and thus he summons a large number of officials of the
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After a further five nights of the Randoli Perahera, the pageant ends with the
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The fourth procession is from the Katharagama Devale (dedicated to the God of
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carrying a sannasa (formal letter) known as the Perahera Sandeshaya to the
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has been kept since the 16th century, with their insignias placed on the
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The Esala is believed to be a fusion of two separate but interconnected "
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ritual, a water cutting ceremony which is held at the
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Temple of the Tooth
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