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Kandy Esala Perahera

Venue: Kandy, Sri Lanka

Date: 2021-08-24 00:00:00

  • Kandy Esala Perahera is one of the oldest cultural and religious festivals in the world which is taking place annually in Kandy.
  • The month of Esala, during which period this annual pageant is usually held, had been considered a month of celebrations and festivity in Sri Lanka. Dalada procession and the social traditions are linked so much together; the month of Esala has been named as the procession month because of the Esala feast.The Kandy Esala Perahera has been in existence since the time of King Keerthi Sri Meghavanna when the tooth relic of Lord Buddha was brought to Sri Lanka.
  • The Kandy Esala Perehara taking place in 2021 is the 1711th Kandy perehara and is mainly focuses on differentiating Sri Lankan festival platform by adding value through extended service quality by addressing one of the main issues which is media facilities for visiting tourists including foreign and local media.
  • Kandy Esala Perahera is one of the main tourist attracting events of the year attracting over 200,000 tourists every year as the city of Kandy is a recognised World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

 

Tel: 0812234226,0812232816

Email: perahera@sridaladamaligawa.lk

Web: www.kandyesalaperahera.lk &www.sridaladamaligawa.lk

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