Nawam Perahera ends today

7 February 2012 05:39 pm

Some 50 elephants, mostly from the central part of the island, together with thousands of traditional drummers, dancers, and monks gathered in the Sri Lankan capital to participate in the city's biggest two-day annual Buddhist procession at the Gangarama Temple. The perahera started on February 6 and ended today, February 7. The procession was first held in 1979. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana