The kandy esala perahera (the sri dalada perahara procession of kandy) additionally called the competition of the tooth is a competition held in july and august in kandy, sri lanka. This historic procession is held yearly to pay homage to the sacred tooth relic of buddha, that's housed on the sri dalada maligawa in kandy. A unique image of sri lanka, the procession consists of conventional local dances which include fire dances and performances in whip-dance clothes. The festival ends with the traditional diya-kepeema ritual, a water slicing ceremony that is held on the mahaweli river at getambe, kandy.
The kandy esala perahera starts with the kap situveema or kappa, wherein a sanctified young jackfruit tree (artocarpus integrifolia) is reduce and planted on the premises of every of the 4 devales devoted to the four father or mother gods natha, vishnu, katharagama and the goddess pattini. Historically it turned into supposed to shower blessing on the king and the human beings.
2022 Dalada procession is a very good experience for people. There are a lot of things to see and entertain. this procession included 4 Kubal processions and 5 randoli processions. The Procession ended today morning from the diya kapeema occasion. You can watch the final randoli procession from below Embded recorded live.
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