Heavy monsoonal showers have inconvenienced thousands of people arriving in Kandy to witness the historic Esala Perahera. Rains have damaged the Kandy-Mahiyangana Road and several roads in the ...

is the oldest perahera in the hill country. Combining traditions of the south and the Kandyan region, this religious event heralds the beginning of the Kandy Esala Maha Perahera. On the night of July ...