| The Kandy Esala Perahera is the most beautiful pageant in Sri Lanka. This perahera was started by King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe. The starting event of the Esala Perahera is the planting of the kap or the kap situvima. The first item in the perahera is the sound of whip crackers. It is followed by the flag bearers. The Peramune-rala is the one who sits on the first elephant in the perahera. After that so many groups of dancers and drummers, beautifully dressed, add beauty to the perahera. The tusker carrying the casket walks majestically on the pavada. The Diyavadana Nilame and other nilames follow the tusker. There are hundreds of elephants that can be seen in the perahera. |
