Kandy day Perahera today

BY Shane Seneviratne   

The day Perahera which marks the end of the Kandy Esala festival will take place today (20).   

The procession that sets off from Ganeshwara Kovil at the  auspicious hour of 12.46 pm will proceed along Katukele Street, Dalada  Veediya, Kotugodella Street, D.S.Senanayake Junction where the  processions of four Devalas converge. The main procession and the processions of the four Devalas  will proceed to Gedige Vihara to receive the pot of water collected at  the water-cutting ceremony and leave for Dalada Maligawa through Temple  Road, Deva Street, Raja Veediya and reach Dalada Maligawa..   
The day Perahera will follow the water-cutting ceremony in the early hours of this morning.   

 Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga Dela and other Nilames  will report to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential House  in Kandy, at the conclusion of the festival.