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"Esala Perahera"
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#12629598
9 August 2025
Before the daytime procession of the Esala Perahera, elephants are washed and groomed in preparation for the final perahara in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 9, 2025.
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#12629600
9 August 2025
Before the daytime procession of the Esala Perahera, elephants are washed and groomed in preparation for the final perahara in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 9, 2025.
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#12629601
9 August 2025
Before the daytime procession of the Esala Perahera, elephants are washed and groomed in preparation for the final perahara in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 9, 2025.
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#12629603
9 August 2025
Before the daytime procession of the Esala Perahera, a tusker named ''Buruma Raja'' walks with its mahout, preparing to be dressed in ceremonial attire for the final perahara on August 9, 2025, in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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#12629607
9 August 2025
Before the daytime procession of the Esala Perahera, elephants are groomed and dressed in ceremonial clothes in preparation for the final perahara in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 9, 2025.
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#12629608
9 August 2025
Before the daytime procession of the Esala Perahera, a tusker named ''Kotte Raja'' is groomed and dressed in a ceremonial dress in preparation for the final perahara in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 9, 2025.
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#12629610
9 August 2025
Before the daytime procession of the Esala Perahera, Hindu devotees practice thorn piercing rituals as a form of penance and devotion to Lord Murugan at the Kataragama Devalaya premises in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 9, 2025.
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#12629602
9 August 2025
The elephants stay outside the Temple of the Tooth Relic, where they are fed and cared for before the final perahara in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 9, 2025. Foreign tourists often gather there to see the elephants up close and capture photos of them.
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#12629604
9 August 2025
The elephants stay outside the Temple of the Tooth Relic, where they are fed and cared for before the final perahara in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 9, 2025.
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#12629605
9 August 2025
The elephants stay outside the Temple of the Tooth Relic, where they are fed and cared for before the final perahara in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 9, 2025. Foreign tourists often gather there to see the elephants up close and capture photos of them.
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#12618179
5 August 2025
Whip crackers, known as ''Kasa Karayo'' in Sinhalese, open the Esala Perahera by clearing the path and announcing the arrival of the procession in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 4, 2025.
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#12618180
5 August 2025
Fireball dancers perform during the annual Esala Perahera Buddhist cultural pageant at the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 4, 2025.
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#12618181
5 August 2025
Three majestic elephants, adorned in vibrant traditional decorations, parade proudly during the annual Esala Perahera at the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 4, 2025. The central elephant carries the golden casket housing Lord Buddha's sacred tooth relic.
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#12618182
5 August 2025
Sri Lankan traditional drummers perform during the annual Esala Perahera Buddhist cultural pageant at the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 4, 2025.
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#12618183
5 August 2025
The lead elephant, richly adorned, carries the sacred golden casket housing Lord Buddha's revered tooth relic during the Esala Perahera procession in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 4, 2025.
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#12618184
5 August 2025
The sacred golden casket housing Lord Buddha's revered tooth relic is exhibited during the Esala Perahera procession in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 4, 2025.
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