The 4th Kumbal Procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera 2023

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Blessed seight of Kandula carrying the Relic Casket amidst the divine protection of the four Great Gods with Sinharaja & Miyanraja in tusker group. සිව්මහා දෙවියන්ගේ දිව්‍ය සුරැකුම් මැද සිංහරාජා හා මියන්රාජා දැලේ දරමින් කණ්ඩුල මඟුල් ඇත්රජ පෙරහර කරඬු වහන්සේ වැඩමකර වූ පින්සාර සිව්වන කුඹල් පෙරහර. Share With More To Explore

The 3rd Kumbal Procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera 2023

The 3rd Kumbal Procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera (7)

Leading royal tusker of Sri Dalada Maligawa Stables, Indiraja carrying the Relic Casket with Kandula & Miyanraja in tusker group adding glamour to the 3rd Kumbal procession. ඇත් පන්තියට නායක ඉන්දිරාජා මඟුල් ඇතු කණ්ඩුල සහ මියන්රාජා ඇතුන් දෑලේ පිරිවර කොට සධාතුක පෙරහර කරඬු වහන්සේ දරමින් තෙවන කුඹල් පෙරහර විචිත්‍රවත් කළ අයුරු. Share With More To […]

The 2nd Kumbal Procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera 2023

The 2nd Kumbal Procession

Enchanting seights of the colourful second Kumbal procession, lightning up the streets of Kandy with Kopra torches and Sinharaja the royal tusker carrying the Relic Casket. කන්ද රටමහනුවර වීථි කොප්පරා පන්දම් පහන් එළියෙන් දිදුළවමින්, මඟුල් කුල ඇත් රජු සිංහරාජා පෙරහර කරඬු වහන්සේ වැඩවමින් දෙවන කුඹල් පෙරහැර විචිත්‍රවත් කළ පින්වන්ත දසුන් පෙළ.  Share With More To Explore

The 1st Kumbal Procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera 2023

The 1st Kumbal Procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera (3)

The 1st Kumbal Procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival of 2567th year of the Buddhist Calendar stepped on the ancient moonstone at the auspicious hour, preserving the past royal norms and noble traditions, invoking blessings on all beings and dazzling the streets of Kandy. අතීත රාජ සම්මතයන් ද උත්තම දළදා සම්ප්‍රදායන් ද රැකගනිමින් සියල් සත්වගට […]

The Planting of “Kapa” at the four Devalaya Premises

The Planting of Kapa at the four Devalaya Premises (2)

The Planting of “Kapa” at the four Devalaya premises today. The “Kap Chanting” which took place yesterday early morning marking the beginning of Kandy Esala Perahera Festival 2022 was planted today (Aug. 17) at the four Devalaya premises at the auspicious time for this ritual. As the first ritual of the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival comes […]

The Kap Chanting (Kapa Kapeema) Ceremony 2023

The Kap Chanting Ceremony 2023 (2)

The Kap Chanting (Kapa Kapeema) ceremony, the first ritual of the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival 2023 was performed today in Sathara Koralaya. The ancient ritual of Kap Chanting of the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival of the hill capital was performed today the 16th day of the month of August in the year 2023 at the auspicious […]

The Donation Of Colorful Elephant & Tusker Costumes For KEP 2023

The Donation Of Colorful Elephant & Tusker Costumes For KEP 2023 (1)

The donation of vibrant & colorful elephant & tusker costumes for Kandy Esala Perahera Festival 2023 took place today (Aug 11) morning at the Temple of The Sacred Tooth Relic.Mrs. Wasana Perera donated the set of costumes for the 5th consecutive time for the tusker group to be used on the 01st Kumbal procession scheduled […]

Copra To Light Up The Procession Was Donated By Sri Lanka Army

Copra To Light Up The Procession Was Donated By Sri Lanka Army (1)

“Copra” (dried up split coconuts) to light up the procession was donated by Sri Lanka Army. The Army Commander Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage symbolically presented a tray of “Copra” today (Aug. 11th) to mark this donation. Accordingly, the army will donate about 20 KG of “Copra” to light up the entire procession. Vijayabahu infantry regiment […]

Kandy Esala Perahera 2023

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A discussion was held today (July 5th) in the Sri Dalada Maligawa Auditorium with government officials and security chiefs regarding the holding of this year’s Kandy Esala Perahara festival. The Anunayaka thero of Asgiri Maha Viharaya, Most Ven. Anamaduwa Dhammadassi, the honorable Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa, and Basnayana Nilames participated in the discussion. […]