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Sri Lanka: Ceremonial tusker ‘Nadungamuwa Raja’ dies
‘Nadungamuwa Raja’ the tusker which had carried the sacred relic casket of the Kandy Esala Perahera the most number of times, has died this morning at the age of 69 years. Nadungamuwa Raja, was a celebrated elephant tower...
2022-03-07   , Sri Lanka Category: death

Religion Journal: How to Dress an Elephant
Kishinchand Chadiram Thadhani has been dressing elephants for 47 years. He is the official outfitter to the elephants taking part in one of Buddhism’s most significant festivals; the Kandy Esala Perahera in Sri Lanka. The 1...
2012-07-31   Kandy, Sri Lanka Category: people

Navam Raja, no more
The death of this majestic tusker was a tear jerking story for most Sri Lankans. This is not the first time when a death of an elephant became a story much talked about through out Sri Lanka. The tusker passed away on Friday ...
2011-07-19   Colombo, Sri Lanka Category: death

Annual Esala Great Parade kicks off in Sri Lanka
An elephant stands in front of Sri Lanka´s Temple of the Tooth (Dalada Maligawa) waiting for the start of Maha Pereha (Great Parade) at Kandy, about 110 km northeast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 24, 2010. The Esala Maha ...
2010-08-25   Kandy, Sri Lanka Category: event

Can there be peraheras without elephants? Traditions may change without their participation
Buddhist temples and devalas in the country are finding it difficult to maintain the status and grandeur of their annual religious festivals and peraheras owing to the dearth of tame elephants. Basnayake Nilame of the Sabarag...
2010-08-20   Colombo, Sri Lanka Category: misc

Monk dies after elephant attack
An elephant who was tethered at the Natha Devala premises of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy attached the resident monk of Sri Pushparamaya, Ihala Kadigamuwa Ven. Maunawe Medhankara Thera on Saturday (31/10) evening and caused...
2009-11-01   Kandy, Sri Lanka Category: conflict

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