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Basnayake Nilame-elect vows to restore Kandy Perahera to its authentic traditions
View(s):The ‘newly’ elected Basnayake Nilame of the Kandy Kataragama Devale, Gemunu Walisundera, yesterday vowed to restore the traditions associated with the Kandy Perahera as at present it is not held in the manner it should be.
Basnayake Nilame-elect Gemunu Walisundera walks out of the election audtorium at the Kandy Secretariat accompanied by the Basnayake Nilame Heenkenda of the Natha Devale
He said, as the most Senior Basnayake Nilame in the country, he will teach how the Kandy Perahera should be conducted, to both the Diyawadana Nilame and the Basnayake Nilame’s, as it is not held in the traditional manner it should be held.
He said that he would remove all dances that are not traditional Kandyan dances, and hopes to call for changes according to tradition to correct this situation.
He said he would also look into the land transactions of the Devale as a whole.