2 July, 2023
The final procession of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devala will parade the streets, tomorrow, July 3, Esala Full Moon Poya Day. The annual Kataragama Esala Perahera festival started on June 19 and from that day street peraheras were held with many beautiful dances and cultural items. The Perahera festival will end on July 4 with the water-cutting ceremony. The festival is being organised under the guidance of Basnayaka Nilame Dishan Gunasekara. Here the caparisoned tusker Kandula at the Perahera. (Pic: K.D. Devapriya)