Sri Lanka is a naturally beautiful island surrounded by the Indian ocean & has a great recorded history beyond Lord Buddha's era.Multi-national people are living together in this beautiful island & expressed themselves through traditional arts.




Perahara Festival

The unique symbol of Sri Lanka - Esala Perahara

(Painted by Ajith Prasanna)

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The Perahera which is thought to date back to the 3rd century BC, was a ritual enacted to request the gods for rainfall.
It is a Buddhist festival consisting of dances and nicely decorated elephants. There are fire-dances, whip-dances, Kandian dances and various other cultural dances.