Cultural
Date
July-August (10 nights)
Location
Kandy
Organizer
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Price
Free Entry
Capacity
Unlimited
About This Event
The Kandy's focal point is, without doubt, The Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth Relic), Where the sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha is enshrined. Highlight of the year is the Kandy Esala Perahera, when a replica of the relic casket is paraded in the streets, accompanied by exotically-costumed dancers, drummers and anything from eighty to a hundred gaily-caparisoned elephants, for ten glittering festival nights.