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    The Kandy Esala Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in...
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    of students and schools. The City of Kandy has a sister city relationship with: Esala Perahera Kingdom of Kandy World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka  Sri...
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    represent a stupa; the procession casket which is used during the Kandy Esala Perahera is also displayed in the same chamber. The royal palace is situated...
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    Asalha Puja (redirect from Esala Poya Day)
    Phansa; it is the first day of Vassa, the Theravada rains retreat. Kandy Esala Perahera Māgha Pūjā Pavarana Thadingyut Festival Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival...
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    than 15 years. Before participating in the Kandy Esala Perahera, Raja continually participated in many perahera festivals in Gampaha and Colombo and joined...
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    Diyawadana Nilame (category Kingdom of Kandy)
    annual pageant, the Kandy Esala Perahera. The current Diyawadana Nilame is Pradeep Nilanga Dela. Prior to 1815, during the Kingdom of Kandy, the Diyawadana...
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  • Moggallana Śarīra Refuge in Buddhism Dathavamsa Diyawadana Nilame Kandy Esala Perahera Bayinnaung Kyawhtin Nawrahta Chinese expeditions to the Sinhala Kingdom...
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    principal duty of organizing the annual pageant, the Kandy Esala Perahera.[citation needed] The Kingdom of Kandy was governed by customs and traditions that have...
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    Kandy railway station (Sinhala: මහනුවර දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, Tamil: கண்டி ரயில் நிலையம்) is a major railway station in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The station is served...
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    elephants and for cultural pageants, the chief of which is the annual Kandy Esala Perahera. In recent years, the domesticated elephant population has dropped...
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  • August in the Gregorian calendar. The most famous being the Esala Perahera. Esala Perahera Relocated lives By Birgitte Refslund Sørensen. p. 121 'Koḷamba...
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    in Sri Lanka have borrowed from the Kandyan form for their work. "Kandy Esala Perahera". 29 December 2006. Archived from the original on 29 December 2006...
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    several different festivals celebrated by various communities. The Kandy Esala Perahera, Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations, Vesak Festival, Christmas...
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  • Guru Purnima Hari-Kuyo Hungry ghost Jana Baha Dyah Jatra Kagyed Kandy Esala Perahera Kathina Lhabab Duchen Liberation Rite of Water and Land Loi Krathong...
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    Vidyalaya Rahula College Culture Relic of the tooth of the Buddha Kandy Esala Perahera Natha Upulvan Kataragama deviyo Saman (deity) Vibhishana Pattini...
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  • the Kandy Esala Perahera, an annual religious procession held to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha, at the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri...
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    the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gangaramaya Temple. Gangaramaya Temple Navam Maha Perahera...
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    a central part of Sinhalese temple processions (perahera), such as the popular Kandy Esala Perahera. Outside of Sri Lanka, one musical form of traditional...
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    the stuffed remains of Raja, the Maligawa or chief elephant in the Kandy Esala Perahera, who died in 1988. The building is just north of the Temple of the...
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  • Christmas. Esala Perahera (A-suh-luh peh-ruh-ha-ruh) is a grand festival in the month of Esala held in Sri Lanka. Happening in July or August in Kandy, it has...
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    Hindu new year festivals. Esala Perahera is a symbolic Buddhist festival consisting of dances and decorated elephants held in Kandy in July and August. Fire...
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    Vidyalaya Rahula College Culture Relic of the tooth of the Buddha Kandy Esala Perahera Natha Upulvan Kataragama deviyo Saman (deity) Vibhishana Pattini...
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    of the tallest elephants from Kerala. Tikiri, participated in the Kandy Esala Perahera. Bamboo, lived at the Woodland Park Zoo for many years and was the...
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    Vidyalaya Rahula College Culture Relic of the tooth of the Buddha Kandy Esala Perahera Natha Upulvan Kataragama deviyo Saman (deity) Vibhishana Pattini...
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  • the efforts of Upali Thera that the Kandy Esala Perahera was reorganized in its present form. Annually in Kandy, there is a celebration which includes...
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    Vidyalaya Rahula College Culture Relic of the tooth of the Buddha Kandy Esala Perahera Natha Upulvan Kataragama deviyo Saman (deity) Vibhishana Pattini...
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  • She was one of the elephants used for the Kandy Esala Perahera and was often forced to march at the Perahera which is annually. She was believed to be...
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    Vidyalaya Rahula College Culture Relic of the tooth of the Buddha Kandy Esala Perahera Natha Upulvan Kataragama deviyo Saman (deity) Vibhishana Pattini...
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    Uposatha Vassa Vinaya Wan Ok Phansa Thadingyut Festival Esala Mangallaya Kandy Esala Perahera Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival List of Buddhist festivals...
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    Vidyalaya Rahula College Culture Relic of the tooth of the Buddha Kandy Esala Perahera Natha Upulvan Kataragama deviyo Saman (deity) Vibhishana Pattini...
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