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Kandy,

1910

The Kandy Perahera, Ceylon.

The Esela Perahera, a major Buddhist ceremony takes place in Kandy each August

Esela Perahera is a grand Buddhist procession invoking the blessing of the gods to provide rain for the crops. This ceremony was originally performed in Anuradhapura where the Tooth Relic was housed since 310 AD. When the Sacred Tooth was relocated to the Temple of the Tooth in the 16th Century, the