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The Esala Perahera is Sri Lanka’s most famous festival and a great tourist attraction. Held every year in July-August for 10 consecutive nights. The festival climaxes with a replica of the tooth relic being paraded through the streets with an accompanying pageantry of hundreds of decorated elephants and thousands of dancers.

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And it can be scientifically analyzed, though I am not aware of any university faculty working specifically on the topic.

http://www.asiatour.com/srilanka/e-04kand/es-kan13.htm
Jan Garanoz
Juhu Tara Road, Juhu,
Mumbai - 400049 India
Last updated: May 11, 2010