Kandy Festival Sri Lanka

The Procession

The Kandy Esala Perahera (pageant) is the most spectacular religious pageant in all of Asia and attracts  tourists and devotees from all over the world. It is conducted annually in the month of August in honour of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha .The perahera parades the streets for 14 consecutive nights followed by a day perahera. It is conducted by the Temple of The Sacred Tooth Relic .The peraheras of a number of Devalas (Shrines)   combine to form one major procession comprising a large number of richly caparisoned elephants including tuskers, drummers, dancers, fire-eaters, a wide variety of performing artistes, acrobats, torch bearers and the like .See the world famous Kandyan Dancers perform in this procession. Contact us to book your tickets in advance to view this spectacular and unique pageant.

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including luxury star class hotels , Kandy budgethotels,  Guest Houses etc. Hotels in Kandy and other types of accommodation available include Earls Regency/ Amaya Hills/ Hunas Falls/ Chaaya Citadel/ Swiss Residence/ Green House Galaha/ Hill Top/ Hotel Thilanka/ Ellerton Kandy/Manor House/ Kandy House/Digana Holiday Bungalow/ Kandy Villa etc. In addition there are luxury boutique hotels, villas, Manor Houses, Holiday Bungalows, Guest Houses and the like catering to every type of tourist. Contact us to obtain the best prices and also the most affordable prices to suit your budget.