"Esala Perahera Kandy - Sri Lanka "
"2011 Kandy Perahera"04th August 2011 (Thursday) to 14th August 2011 (Sunday)
Esala is the seasons of festivals in Sri Lanka and the full moon day of Esala is the climax of some of the festivals.
The most magnificent of these festivals is the Kandy Esala Perahera.One of the biggest Buddhist celebrations of the year, the annual Esala Perahera is a religious ceremony during which devotees pray for good rains to cultivate the crops. One of Buddhism’s most sacred relics, the 
Sacred Tooth is taken from the Temple of the Tooth and paraded through the streets. Following this, more festive events take centre stage and visitors can expect to see a lively cast of Kandyan dancers and drummers in colourful traditional costumes. Kandyan Chieftains in medieval court dress, more than one hundred caparisoned elephants whip crackers, torch bearers etc., make it an unforgettable experience
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(Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relics) officially announced the scheduled dates for the Kandy Esala Procession 2011.
| Date | Event |
| 2011-07-31 | "Kapsituvima" (Planting of the ‘Kapa’ meaning Kalpa-vrksa |
| or the Wish-conferring Tree) | |
| 2011-07-31 to 2011-08-03 | Inside Perahera of the Four Devalas |
| 2011-08-04 | 1st Kumbal Perahera |
| 2011-08-05 | 2 nd Kumbal Perahera |
| 2011-08-06 | 3 rd Kumbal Perahera |
| 2011-08-07 | 4 th Kumbal Perahera |
| 2011-08-08 | 5 th Kumbal Perahera |
| 2011-08-09 | 1st Randoli Perahera |
| 2011-08-10 | 2 nd Randoli Perahera |
| 2011-08-11 | 3 rd Randoli Perahera |
| 2011-08-12 | 4 th Randoli Perahera |
| 2011-08-13 | 5 th Randoli Perahera |
| 2011-08-14 | Day perahera-water cutting ceremony |
we organize special tours to watch the kandy perahera festival contact us to reserve your tour & seats to watch the perahera.
