Celebrating Tradition and Culture: The Annual Handover Ceremony at Janadipathi Mandiraya – By L.B.Senaratne The traditional handing over the report after the completion of the Kandy Esala Ritual ( though it is called the Pageantry of Sri Lanka ) tot he Head of State since 1753 was continued by handing over the report to President Ranil Wickrmasinghe at Janadipathi Mandiraya which was the Manor House of P:ilamatalwa Adige turned over to house the Governors of Ceylon then by the British. It was a colorful ceremony with decorum and dignity. Diyawadana Nilame reading the reprot The President Ranil Wickramasinghe stood on the steps of the Jandiapathi Mandiriya where all Heads of State had stood to receive the report from the Diyawadsana Nilame ( custodian of the Sacred Tooth Relic ) after the completion of the Kandy Esala Perahera Ritual performed as a offering to the Sacred Tooth Relic . The ...
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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 ...
