During the Kandy Esala Perahera festival on Aug. 7, a dancer performed a traditional routine that involved balancing a spinning hand drum, or Ath Raban, on his finger. This 10-day festival in Kandy, in central Sri Lanka, celebrates the city’s Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha, and features a procession of dressed-up elephants, acrobats and musicians, along with a variety of local and cultural dances.
Sahana David Menon, GPJ Sri Lanka
During the Kandy Esala Perahera festival on Aug. 7, a dancer performed a traditional routine that involved balancing a spinning hand drum, or Ath Raban, on his finger. This 10-day festival in Kandy, in central Sri Lanka, celebrates the city’s Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha, and features a procession of dressed-up elephants, acrobats and musicians, along with a variety of local and cultural dances.
Sahana David Menon, GPJ Sri Lanka
During the Kandy Esala Perahera festival on Aug. 7, a dancer performed a traditional routine that involved balancing a spinning hand drum, or Ath Raban, on his finger. This 10-day festival in Kandy, in central Sri Lanka, celebrates the city’s Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha, and features a procession of dressed-up elephants, acrobats and musicians, along with a variety of local and cultural dances.
