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A tourist feeds a banana to a ceremonial elephant being washed within the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic complex in Kandy, Sri Lanka, during 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.