The final Randoli Maha Perahera of the Esala Perahera festival in Kandy will be held today. After the final Randoli Maha Perahara, the next morning the water-cutting ceremony will be held at Getambe.
The Esala Perahera festival in Kandy will come to an end after the noon Perahera parades the streets on August 20.
On completion of the Perahera, the Diyawadana Nilame would lead a procession consisting of the Nilames of Sathara Maha Devalas and the Nilames of rural devalayas to the President’s House carrying a sannasa (formal letter) known as the Perahera Sandeshaya to the President stating the successful completion of the annual event on Tuesday afternoon.
The Sri Dalada Esala Perahera of the Scared Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy commenced with the ‘Kap Situweema’ ceremony on August 05.
After completing the five internal peraharas of the Devalaya’s, the first Kumbal Perahara paraded the streets on August 10. The Randoli Perahera began on August 15.
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