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Esala Perahera festival
A dramatic July festival of fire-walking, kavadi dances and torchlight processions.
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Esala Perahera festival
Each July–August, the Kataragama Esala Perahera transforms the town for two weeks of religious festivity — culminating in devotees fire-walking barefoot across glowing coals and piercing their bodies with kavadi.
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