Catch flights to Colombo this summer and attend Kandy’s Esala Perahera
It is an annual festival that takes place in the Sri Lankan mountain city of Kandy every year in the peak summer months of July and August. It is one of the most spectacular contests in Asia. The festival is a synthesis of Hindu and Buddhist beliefs and is a dedication to Skanda and Buddha. Though popular with all kinds of visitors, Hindu and Buddhist believers especially take flights to Colombo to join this event. One of the most interesting things that makes this event worth attending is the performance of men fulfilling vows to the Hindu god Skanda walking with spiked harnesses on their backs, and accompanied by a fabulous procession. This show has been running since the 18th century, making it one of the oldest shows in the world. It greatly attracts cheap Colombo flights every year from Sri Lanka and other parts of the world.
Hindus and Buddhists believe that this fair invokes the blessings of the gods for rain, fertility, successful harvests, and good health. The elephant parade is the main feature of this show and elephants in Sri Lanka are believed to be the symbols of abundance and fertility. Visitors take Colombo flights with Colombo to Sri Lanka flights to see fire juggling acrobats, traditional dancers, oboe playing musicians, 100 sumptuously decorated elephants, banners, whips, torch bearers, palanquins and thousands of barefoot pilgrims and swordsmen performing at this fair. to entertain audiences of all kinds and of all ages. The most precious item that most Colombo cheap flight passengers attend is taking away a copy of a gold reliquary said to contain a tooth of the Buddha on the back of the largest elephant.
Another interesting exhibit is the fire jugglers’ performance by jugglers swinging flaming torches on the end of wires that they hold in their teeth or are tied to their feet. Although it is a religious festival, with the passage of time it has become one of the main tourist attractions for those who fly to Colombo. It is an event worth capturing but very difficult to capture. The event begins with a parade, which is beautifully marked by the firing of cannons and led by a dozen whips collecting coins thrown onto the road by onlookers. The crowds are extraordinary here and it is not easy to get a seat, and a different fee is charged for seats at different levels.
