Sri Lankan authorities are urging people to stop flocking to the city of Kandy to see a sacred relic after four people died and hundreds fell ill from spending long hours in overcrowded queues. The ...

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- This year's Kandy Esala Perahera Festival will commence on July 25 with the traditional Kap Situweema (planting of the ceremonial jak tree branch) at the four main devalayas - ...

One of the biggest religious festivals in Ceylon is Esala Perahera, held each year for centuries in honor of the tooth of Buddha, which is enshrined in Kandy, Ceylon. While the densely packed pilgrims ...

Devotees are frisked before being allowed into the sacred area of the Temple of the Tooth in the central city of Kandy. No bags or parcels are permitted, while the use of mobile phones is also banned ...

Devotees rest on the pavement under a scaffold to queue overnight at Sri Lank's holiest Buddhist temple, the Temple of the Tooth, in the central pilgrim city of Kandy on April 18, 2025, ahead of an ...

The gold casket contains the tooth relic of Buddha. It is located in a temple in what was a king’s palace complex in Kandy in Sri Lanka. The 500-year-old city is on a plateau surrounded by hills in ...

Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- The grand finale of the Kandy Esala Perahera, the final Randoli Maha Perahera will take to the streets of Kandy tonight (August 8). The majestic procession is scheduled to ...

Sri Lanka police launched an investigation Sunday into a photo circulated on social media claiming to show a Buddha tooth relic, which has gone on display under tight security. The Criminal ...

Police reported that an estimated 125,000 people worshipped the relic on the first day of the display - Copyright AFP Ishara S. KODIKARA Police reported that an ...