Esala Perahera
by Danny Fisher
“The illuminated elephant is on parade in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in a photograph taken July 27, 2009. The parade is part of the Esala Perahera, the Festival of the Tooth, which honors a relic of the Buddha.” Photo by Mario Tama for Getty Images.
For more about Esala Perahera, follow this link.
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Some folks on the Island (Sri Lanka) do not care for this elephant parade. Here is one such example of a resident who is not at all for the practice.
Pradeep Nilanga Dela Bandara, Diyawadana Nilame tortures baby elephants