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A ceremonial elephant is washed by a mahout within the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic complex in Kandy, Sri Lanka prior to the Esala Perahera. The Esala Perahera is held to honour the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha enshrined within the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.