The most colourful pageant in the south the Bentota Perahera will parade the streets on 29th December from 8.30 – 11.30 p.m. Though not as well known or as publicized as the Kandy Perahera this magnificent parade is equally majestic and colourful with 25 elephants 35 dancing troupes with 800 dancers performing dance forms of the Kandyan , Up country, Low country ( Kavadi) and the Sabaragamuwa traditions.The Galapatha Raja Maha Viharaya Trustees are the custodians of the tooth relics of Sri Anubuddha Maha Kasyapa a disciple of the Buddha. These relics are said to have been brought to Sri Lanka in the reign of King Devanampiyatissa in the 3rd Century B.C. and the temple is revered by Buddhists and is of great cultural significance.
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