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Esala Perahera Richness of a culture Source:Dailynews Perahera – known as Procession in English – has been fascinating many ever since its inception: Fa Hsien, Robert Knox and S W R D Bandaranaike to name a few. Though little known for his collection of Sherlock Holmes style writing apart from his familiar field, much respected late Premier Bandaranaike has dedicated the last story for Esala Perahera in the collection. The story narrates the proud feelings of the writer on seeing the richness of the culture embedded in the event. Sinhala being made an official language came as no surprise from such a politician though raised in a Western environment. Perahera has more depth and meaning than procession; in fact the local term has already become the buzzword among foreigners. Perahera is not just a group moving along in an orderly manner, as its English rendering defines. It can well be ...

Aug 24, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Kandy Esala Perahera, King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe, Sir Richard Aluwihare

Kandy: Elephants steal the show-by Mahil Wijesinghe It is impossible to imagine life in this country without elephants. So intricately bound are they, to the work and worship of the island and its people, that the image of the elephant is everywhere, and nowhere more so than at the Kandy Esala Perahera. Annually, during a week in August, the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha is venerated with a series of great processions. Pilgrims come from across the country, and also from the far corners of the world, to pray at the temple during the festival. Every evening, temple chieftains, along with drummers, dancers, torchbearers, and the elephants, parade through the streets of Kandy in a magnificent procession known as the Kandy Esala Perahera. ...

Aug 19, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Kandy Esala Perahera, Kandy Municipal Council

eLanka Newsletter – 18th August 2024 – 5th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Fun Night at Epicurex in Mulgrave. – By Trevine Rodrigo “Uncovering the Truth About Anti Nutrients: Are They as Harmful as They Seem?” – By Dr. Harold Gunatillake SUNDAY CHOICE – A little talk with Jesus makes it right all right – By Charles Schokman The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2024-8-17 Triumphant Aussies return home to heroes welcome after best ever Olympic success. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 223 15 08 2024 VACD Australia & Sri Lanka July & August 2024 Newsletter ‘Atta’ is back! -MEDIA OPPORTUNITY DETAILS BELOW Rex Clementine & His Magical Moments-by Michael Roberts FREEZE FRAME FRENZY: MUNDI MUNDI BASH DANCES INTO HISTORY WITH NEW WORLD RECORD Kandy Esala Perahera: A ...

Aug 18, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged Dhanushka Liyanage, Dr. Harold Gunatillake, eLanka Newsletter, Kandy Esala Perahera, Ranjan Madugalle, TREVINE RODRIGO

Kandy Esala Perahera: A Grand Celebration of Sri Lanka’s Cultural and Religious Heritage.-by Kalani-eLanka The Kandy Esala Perahera, also known as the Sri Dalada Maligawa Perahera, is one of the most significant and vibrant cultural festivals in Sri Lanka. Held annually in the historic city of Kandy, this grand procession is a majestic and deeply spiritual event, celebrated in honor of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha. It is a captivating display of Sri Lanka’s rich cultural heritage, religious devotion, and artistic expression. The Kandy Esala Perahera has its origins in ancient Sri Lankan history, dating back to the 4th century CE when the Sacred Tooth Relic was brought to Sri Lanka from India. The relic, believed to be one of the Buddha’s teeth, is housed in the Temple of the Tooth, or Sri Dalada Maligawa, in Kandy. The Perahera was instituted by King Kirthi Sri Meghavanna as a ...

Aug 17, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Kalani Prabodha Tagged Kandy Esala Perahera, King Kirthi Sri Meghavanna, Mahaweli River, Sri Dalada Maligawa, Sri Dalada Maligawa Perahera, Sri Lanka's Buddhist Heritage

අභිමානණීය දළදා පුරාණය. – By Gamini Kariyawasam කන්ද උඩරට වාර්ෂික දළදා පෙරහැර ,මේ දිනවල රාත්‍රී යාමයේ ( 2024 අගෝස්තු දෙවන සතියෙහි) ,දළදා මාළිගා පරිශ්‍රයෙහි වීදි සංචාරයෙහි යෙදේ. . චාරිත්‍රයක් ලෙසින් ,දළදා පෙරහැර පැවැත්වීමට ඇසළ පොහෝ සමය යොදා ගැනීමට , කිසියම් වැදගත් සාධකයක් මුල්වී ඇති බැව් විද්වතුන්ගේ නිගමනයයි.ලෝකයට සම්‍යක් දර්ශනය පහළ වූයේ ඇසළ පොහෝ දිනකය. මිගදායේදී බුදුන් වහන්සේ පස්වග මහණුන් වෙත මධ්‍යම ප්‍රතිපදාව නම් වූ උසස් ජීවන පිළිවෙත දේශනය කළේ ඇසළ පොහෝ දිනක බැවින් ශාන්ති නායකයාණන්ගේ අසූහාර දහසක් ශ්‍රී ධර්මස්කන්ධය ස්පර්ෂිත දළදා සමිඳුන් වෙනුවෙන් එසමයෙහි පෙරහැර පවත්වා පූජෝපහාර දැක්වීම අගය කළ යුතුය. දාඨා වංශයෙන් හෙළිවන පරිදි ශ්‍රී සම්බුද්ධ පරිනිර්වාණයෙන් පසුව එක් දළදාවක් ශක්‍රයා විසින්ද, සෙසු දන්තයන් , ගන්ධාර දේශයේ හර්ෂවර්ධන රජු හා නාලොව නාග රජුන් විසින්ද ලබා ගෙන පුද පෙළහර පවත්වනු ලැබීය. සිවු දළදාවන්ගෙන් ඉතිරි දළදාව ඛේම නම් මහරහතන් වහන්සේ ක්‍රි.පු. 433 දී කලිඟු රට දන්ත පුර බ්‍රහ්මදත්ත රජුන් වෙත පිරිනැමූ සේක. බ්‍රහ්මදත්තයන් රන් රුවනින් අලංකාර වූ අනගි සුවිසල් ධාතු ...

Aug 13, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr. Gamini Kariyawasam Tagged Dalada Maligawa, Dalada Perahera, Esala Festival, History of Dalada, Kandy Esala Perahera, Kandyan traditions, Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Lanka religious traditions, Sri Lankan heritage, Tooth Relic Procession

Kandy Perahera rituals end with water-cutting ceremony Source:Dailynews The water-cutting ceremony of the Kandy Esala Perahera was carried out according to ancient rituals at Gatambe water-cutting pier yesterday (31). After completion of the last Randoli Maha Perahera, the Sathara Maha Devala perahera heads to the Gatambe water cutting pier and perform the water cutting festival by sending afloat the Kap trees planted in each of the four devalas at the time the Perahera festival commenced in the Mahaweli river. It is a tradition from the past for the four devala priests and other officials to go to the middle of the Mahaweli River in a boat and carry out the ritual of cutting the water and keeping the water collected in a container until the end of the next year’s Perahera festival. ...

Sep 2, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged athara Maha Devala perahera, Kandy Esala Perahera, Perahera festival, Randoli Maha Perahera

The Nikini Full Moon Poya day – Malsha – eLanka The Nikini Full Moon Poya day, which typically falls in the month of August, holds profound importance for Buddhists worldwide. This special occasion commemorates significant events in Buddhism’s history and spiritual practice. One pivotal moment tied to this day is when Ven. Rahula Thera, the son of Gautama Buddha, attained Arahathship by embracing the Dhamma on a Nikini Poya day. Another pivotal event was the First Convocation of the Buddhist Council, also known as the First Dharma Sangayanawa. This assembly, led by Arahath Maha Kassapa Thera, took place three months after the Buddha’s Parinibbana, or his passing into Nirvana. It involved five hundred great Arahats and was held in the Sapthaparni cave in Rajagaha Nuwara. This gathering was aimed at safeguarding the Noble Dhamma for future generations. Nikini Poya day is a unique opportunity for bhikkhus who were unable to ...

Aug 29, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Malsha Madhuhansi Tagged Buddhism's history, Buddhists in Sri Lanka, First Dharma Sangayanawa, Kandy Esala Perahera, Rajagaha Nuwara, The Nikini Full Moon Poya day, Vas season

Reporting from the spot at Kandy – By L.B.Senaratne The Cynosure of the first Kumbala Perahera was “Indi-Raja” flanked by Myan Raja and “Kamdula ” ( from Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihare ) in the ancient ritual of the Kandy Esala Ritual, which had 59 elephants and 15 of them were tuskers from the Sri Dalada Maligawa Tusker stables comencing from the 21st August 2023. It will continue till the 31st August and ends with the water cutting ceremony. The first Perhera which is termed “Kumbal” is the first of the series running for 12 days commencing at 7.10 in the night and running till around 11 p,m The ritual beginings with the sounding of a Cannon Boom from an ancient cannon, when the other Perahera’s from the Devales ( abode of three Gods, Sri Maha Vishnu, Natha, Kataragama and Goddess Pathini alligns itself to follow the Sri Dalda Maligawa Perhera which ...

Aug 23, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Buddha, Indi-Raja, Kandy Esala Perahera, Kandy Esala Ritual, Kandyan Kingdom, Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihare, Kumbala Perahera, Miyan Raja, Pradeep Nilanga Dela, Sri Dalda Maligawa Perhera

Month Of August – By Malsha – eLanka August is the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar, which is the calendar used by most of the world today. It has 31 days and is known for being a summer month in the Northern Hemisphere and a winter month in the Southern Hemisphere. The name “August” was derived from the Latin word “Augustus,” which means “majestic” or “venerable,” and it was named after the first Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar. Various holidays and observances are celebrated during August in different countries, but some well-known ones include: International Youth Day (August 12) Independence Day in several countries, such as India (August 15) and Indonesia (August 17). Assumption of Mary (August 15) – a Christian feast day. World Humanitarian Day (August 19) National Dog Day (August 26) August is also associated with summer vacations and back-to-school preparations in many parts of the world. Keep ...

Aug 1, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Malsha Madhuhansi Tagged August, eighth month of the year, International Left Handers Day, International Youth Day, Kandy Esala Perahera, Nikini Poya, World Humanitarian Day

Kandy Esala Perahera Festival 2023 Source : Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – August 2023 Kandy Esala Perahera is a historical procession held annually to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha, which is housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. A unique symbol of Sri Lanka, the procession consists of traditional local dances such as fire dances and performances in whip-dance garments. The festival ends with the traditional Diya-kepeema ritual, a water cutting ceremony which is held at the Mahaweli River at Getambe, Kandy ...

Aug 1, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Getambe, Kandy Esala Perahera, Mahaweli River, Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, Tooth Relic of the Buddha