The Sri Dalada Esala Perahera of the Scared Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy commenced with the ‘Kap Situweema’ ceremony this morning (Aug 05).
The ‘Kap’ planting ceremony, marking the beginning of the festival, took place at 4.10 am today at the Natha, Vishnu, Kataragama and Pattini Devalayas.
After completing the five internal peraharas of the Devalaya’s, the first Kumbal Perahara is scheduled to parade the streets on August 10.
The Randoli Perahera will begin on August 15 and the final Randoli Maha Perahera will be held on August 19.
After the final Randoli Maha Perahara, the next morning the water-cutting ceremony will be held at Gatambe. The Esala Perahera festival in Kandy will come to an end after the noon Perahera street tour on August 20.
