Ceremony of Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala
The 159th anniversary of his great service to the Sinhalese nation is today (Sep. 17). This was celebrated in a very simple ceremony in front of the statue of Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala in the Dalada Maligawa premises today morning under the leadership of the honorable Maha Sangha. බුදු දහම – ජාතිය උදෙසා මහානීය යුග මෙහෙයක් […]
“Perahera Sandeshaya” was handed over to His Excellency the President
“Perahera Sandeshaya” the communication of the successful conclusion of the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival 2023 was handed over to His Excellency the President Hon. Ranil Wickramasinghe marking the conclusion of the festival. 2023 ඇසළ පෙරහර මහා මංගල්ලය සාර්ථකව පවත්වා අවසන් කළ වග ගරු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ මැතිතුමන් වෙත ශ්රී දළදා මාලිගාවේ ගරු දියවඩන නිලමේ ප්රදීප් […]
Day Perahera 2023
Divinely colorful & wondrous 1713th Kandy Esala Perahera Festival comes to an end after 11 days of paying homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic & blessing the entire globe with their great cultural offerings after Singheraja the Ceremonial tusker stepped on the ancient moonstone at the auspicious hour and entered through the main “Wahalkada” පිවිතුරු […]
Water cutting ceremony 2023
Water cutting ceremony 2023 The Grand Randoli procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival 2022 returned to the temple after parading the streets yesterday (30th) on Nikini full moon Poya day, paying homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic & also the four guardian deities. Then at the auspicious time of 2.39a.m, the Relic Casket was […]
The Grand Randoli Procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera 2023
Kataragama Wasana carried the Relic Casket under a golden canopy, walking on cloth carpets in keeping the royal customs of a great standard on the grand Randoli Procession of the Kandy Esala Perahara Festival in Senkadagala on the 2567th Buddhist year keeping Sinharaja & Kandula for protection. Accompanied by the sounds of the fivefold orchestra, […]
“Esala Pehaherai Sithuwam Pelaherai” 2023
The art competition and the exhibition organized by the Media Bureau of Sri Dalada Maligawa under the theme “Esala Pehaherai Sithuwam Pelaherai 2023” where competitors were invited to submit a eye-catching moment from the procession concluded today. The most beautiful 300 drawings selected out of nearly 5,000 submissions we received were on display at the […]
The Third Randoli Procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera 2023
The devout moment of Kandula the ceremonial tusker carrying the Sacred Relic casket with Miyanraja & Singharaja in the tusker group on the 3rd Randoli procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival 2023 amidst the devoted cultural offering of Upcountry dancing, singing & music. කන්ද උඩරට ඇසළ පෙරහර මහා මංගල්ලයේ තුන්වන රන්දෝලි පෙරහර දා උඩරට […]
The Second Randoli procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera 2023
Blessed “Sinaraja” guarded by “Miyanraja” & “Kandula” carried the Sacred Casket. With the sounds of “Hewisi” ringing through the air, the breathtaking Kandyan dancing & skillfully played music as an offering to Buddha & the four diety on the second Randoli Procession. පින්වන්ත ඇත්රජු, සිංහරාජා දෑලේ රැකවල්ලන මියන් රාජා සහ කණ්ඩුල පිරිවරා පෙරහර කරඩු වහන්සේ […]
The First Randoli procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera 2023
How the streets of Kandy was illuminated by the first Randoli procession and the sounds of the Hewisi and the percussion instruments. කන්දරට මහනුවර නිකිණි අහස්ගැබ හේවිසි, හොරනෑ නදින් ගිගුම් දෙමින් පෙරහර කරඬු වහන්සේ වැඩම වූ පින්සාර පළමු රන්දෝලි පෙරහර වීථි සැරසූ අයුරු. Share With More To Explore
The Greatest Offering to the Sacred Tooth Relic by the Indigenous Community.
The greatest offering to the Sacred Tooth Relic by the indigenous community. It is an ancient custom to offer (pooja) the best honey taken from the jungles to the Sacred Tooth Relic on the first day of Randoli Procession. It was done today (Aug. 26th) morning as per the ancient custom by Uru Warige Wannile […]
