The first ‘Randoli Perahera’ of this year’s Esala Perahera festival of the Temple of the Tooth Relic will parade the streets of Kandy tonight.

The first ‘Randoli Perahera’ will get underway at the auspicious time of 7.26pm.It will travel along Dalada Veediya, DS Senanayake Veediya, Temple Road, Deva Veediya, Colombo Street, EL Senanayake Veediya, Cross Street, DS Senanayake Veediya and then Raja Veediya to return back to the temple.

Meanwhile, the final ‘Kumbal Perahera’ of this year’s Esala Perahera festival of the Temple of the Tooth Relic paraded the streets of Kandy last night.

The ‘Randoli Perahera’ will parade the streets for five days and then the final Randoli procession will be held on the 31st of August.The Kandy Esala Perahera festival will conclude with the water cutting ceremony and the day procession.The official closing ceremony of the Kandy Esala Perahera will be held under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the President’s House in Kandy.

Following the day Perahera, Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa Pradeep Nilanga Dela accompanied by the Basnayake Nilames of the dewalayas will hand over the epistle or the traditional Sannas Pathra to the President informing him that the Perahera festival was concluded successfully.It will be followed by the presentation of cash prizes and certificates to the dancers and artistes who performed at the Perahera by the President.