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Colourful Chamara Dancers perform during the Esala Perahera in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Chamara Dancers prepare to perform in the Esala Perahera in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Chamara Dancers perform during the Esala Perahera in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Chamara Dancers perform along the streets of Kandy in Sri Lanka during the Esala Perahera. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Chamara Dancers perform at the Esala Perahera in Kandy in Sri Lanka.

Chamara Dancers perform in front of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy in Sri Lanka Kandy during the Esala Perahera. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Chamara Dancers perform during the Esala Perahera at Kandy in Sri Lanka. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Chamara Dancers perform at the Esala Perahera in Kandy in Sri Lanka. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Chamara Dancers perform a dance whereby the yak tails they hold symbolically fan the Sacred Tooth Relic during the Esala Perahara in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The Esala Perahera runs every year in late July or early August for ten days, ending on the Nikini poya (full moon) and is held to honour the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha (which is enshrined within the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic) and is considered one of the most colourful processions in the world.