Tour Guide, Colombo, Sri Lanka
| 1 mins read
This 10 day Festival, Celebrated in Honor of the Tooth Relic Attracts thousands of Pilgrims and Tourist to Kandy Sri Lanka. The Perahara Took shape in the 18th Century during the reign of king kirti Sri Rajasinghe in Kandy Sri lanka,When Buddhist monks visiting from Thailand expressed their disapproval at the Hindu nature of the Festival, with Parades in reverence of Natha,Pattini,Vishnu ,and Kataragama from the Four devales in the city. The Sri Lankan King, Therefore, ordered that the Tooth Relic be Carried at the head of the Four Processions, hence incorporating the Temple of the Tooth parade into that of the Devales. Esala Perahara begins with the Kap tree Planting Ceremony. Followed by the Kumbal Perahara that marks the First five days of the festival. The Last Five Days Known as Randoli Perahara, are festivities become more as well as splendidly decorated elephants. The water -cutting ceremony, the concluding ritual of the festival, takes place before dawn on the Last day of the Perahara.