The rhythm of the `elephant walk’ could be now felt in Kandy with the hill capital enjoying the Esala Perahera season. Here an elephant sprinkles water on a statue of a child made of metal on the roundabout near the Temple of the Tooth Relic, Dalada Maligawa. The final Randoli Perahera ended yesterday with the participation of 80 elephants.
Pic By : Sanka Vidanagama. 

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