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August is a very important month.The kandy perahera is held in August.This procession is held for days.Lots of people come to see the perahera.It is very beautiful.There ere many elephants in the perahera.They are dressed beautifully in clothes different designs and colours.

The whip crackers announce the arrival of the perahera.They are followed by colourfully dressed dancers,drummers,tom tom beaters.flag bearers and stilt walkers.The torch bearers illumin ate the pathof the procession.The kandy perahera is a religious festival.The Buddha’s tooth relic is taken in the perahera.

The place where the tooth relic is kept is called the Dalada Maligawa.The Diyawadana Nilame is the guardian of the Dalada Maligawa and is an important person in the procession.The of the devalas,Vishnu,natha,katharagama and patthini join the kandy perahera.Every year the tooth relic is taken out for the perahera.

Only the Maligawa elephant will carry the beautifully decorated relic casker.He kneels and the casket is kept on his back.Then he walks very majestically in the procession.People young and old gather in thousands to see the perahera.

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