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A ceremonial elephant parades past the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy in Sri Lanka during the Esala Perahera. In the foreground are Davul Players (Davulkaruwo) beating their drums in front of the Temple. The Esala Perahera runs every year in late July, early August for ten days, ending on the Nikini poya (full moon). The Esala Perahera is held to honour the Sacred Tooth Relic which is enshrined within the Temple