Kandy Perahera
View(s):The Kandy Perhera is held in August. Lots of people come to see the perahera. It is very colourful. There are many elephants in the perahera. They are dressed beautifully in clothes.
The whip crackers announce the arrival of the perahera. They are followed by beautifully dressed dancers, drummers, tom-tom beaters, flag bearers and stilt walkers.
The Diyawadana Nilame is an important person in the procession. He is the guardian of the Dalada Maligawa and the Sacred Tooth Relic. Only the Maligawa tusker will carry the nicely decorated relic casket. The casket is kept on his back. Then he walks very majestically. People come from all over to see this beautiful procession.
Amana Zavahir (11 years)
St. Paul’s Girls’ School
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