President receives ‘Sannasa’ informing successful conclusion of Kandy Esala Perahera

The grand religious festival of Esala Perahera came to a successful end yesterday with the water cutting ceremony and the presentation of the Sannasa to the President Maithripala Sirisena.

According to the traditional customs, Custodian of the sacred Sri Dalada Maligawa, Diyawadana Nilame Nilanga Dela Bndara, along with the Basnayake Nilames of the four Hindu Temples (Dewales), officially presented the ‘Sannasa’, the traditional communication of successful conclusion of the Kandy Esala Perahera, to the Head of State, President Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s House in Kandy today.

The President recognized the artists and performers who took part in the Perahara and also presented the elephants with a fruit treat. The President accompanied by his family and the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe watched the final Randoli Perahara parading the streets of Kandy Saturday night.