Esela Perahara

The Festival of the Tooth, also called the Kandy Esala Perahera, takes place in Kandy, Sri Lanka, during the months of July and August. Every year, this historic procession honors the Buddha's Sacred Tooth Relic, which is kept at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. The parade, a distinctive representation of Sri Lanka, features performances in whip-dance attire and traditional fire dances. The traditional Diya-kepeema rite, a water-cutting ceremony, is done at the Mahaweli River in Getambe, Kandy, to cap off the event.

Kumbal Perahara

The "Dewale Perahera" is held for five nights in the grounds of the four temples. Every evening the priest carries the pole from each temple, and there is singing, drumming, flag and canopy bearers, spearmen and the golden arm, the sacred emblem of the god.
Kumbal Perahera starts on Friday night and continues for five days. The temple procession first gathers at Sri Lanka's most important Buddhist shrine and the Sri Dalada Palace, where the Buddha's Sri Dalada resides since the 16th century.

Randoli Perahara

The Kumbal Perahera lasts for five nights before the Randoli Perahera starts. Palanquins, or randoli, are the historic carriages used by the queens of the reigning monarchs. Thousands of people attended the 2023 Kandy Esala Maha Perahera (Randoli Perahera), which took place on August 30, 2023, the full moon poya day.

Diya Kapeema And Day Perahara

The Randoli Perahera lasts for five more nights before the Diya Kepeema, a water-cutting ritual at the Mahaweli River in Getambe, a town a short distance from Kandy, brings the pageant to a close. To commemorate the ritual, there is a Day Perahera.