August 5, 2009
The perahera festival – an event of great historical and cultural significance – takes place annually in the charming hill capital of the country in the month of July/August. This event, known the world over as the Kandy Esala perahera, is not only a religious ritual but also a folk festival which provides an occasion for local artistes and multi-racial populace to exhibit their reverence and devotion to the Buddha and Gods and Goddesses such as Natha, Vishnu, Kataragama and Pattini who with their divine blessings protect this country.
The Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha was brought to this island in the reign of King Kirthi Sri Meghavanna (303-331), as an invaluable gift of the King of Kalinga (Orissa in India). Since the day it was brought here, it has been the custom of the devotees to celebrate this great event with the highest esteem and reverence. Read the rest of this entry »
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August 5, 2009
As a result of the prohibition of exposition of the tooth relic and the perahera, there was a famine in this Darmadeepaya (Sri Lanka). To over come this plight the Maha Sanga (Buddhist monks) & people got the approval of the British, during Wesak full moon poya day in 1828.
There was an exposition of the tooth relic, there was a miracle which caused heavy rain & floods, that mode the Kandy lake over flow for the first time in history. This was known as the “Dalada Wathura”. The folklore state tha, in 1947 the kandy lake over flowed for second time after 119 years this photograph displays that moment. click the picture to enlarge
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