ceremonial elephant carrying the gajanayake nilame moves through streets kandy during esala perahera sri lanka

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A ceremonial elephant carrying the Gajanayake Nilame moves through the streets of Kandy during the Esala Perahera in Sri Lanka.

A ceremonial elephant carrying the Gajanayake Nilame moves through the streets of Kandy during the Esala Perahera in Sri Lanka. The Gajanayake Nilame is in charge of the group of tuskers of the King and carries a Golden Goad which when raised it depicts the strength needed to discipline the elephants and tuskers during the parade.