Among Sri Lanka’s many Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Christian festivals some of the most famous are:
The spectacular Kandy Esala Perahera that runs for 10 days in the city of Kandy in July/August in honour of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
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| Tooth Relic |
Navam Perahera, celebrated in February in Colombo with one of Sri Lanka’s biggest ‘peraheras’ .
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| Navam Perahera, Colombo |
The Hindu Kataragama festival in July/August.
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| Kataragama festival |
Vesak Poya held in Colombo each May and celebrating the enlightenment and death of Buddha with offerings, puppet shows, open-air theatre performances and the lighting of countless paper lanterns and oil lamps.
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| Vesak Pandol in Colombo, |
No list of attractions and festivals can possibly do justice to the richness and diversity of that which Sri Lanka offers the tourist, the island is gifted with an abundance of natural and cultural resources.
