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On Saturday July 26th we went walking with Clare, Lyndon, Anna and Katie
in Udawattakele Forest Reserve. A Buddhist monk lives as a hermit here and meditates
on issues of mortality. Here is his cave and one of his skulls. |
View of the mountains near Hunas
Falls on the Poya Day, Thursday July 17th 2008 |
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Saturday August 16th and Sunday August 17th 2008 coincided with the
climax of the Perahera. The Leaders of Kandy Methodist Church hadput up a
poster which turned out to be rather controversial amongst some in Kandy's
Christian community. An English translation of
the Sinhala reads:
"We note our respect and appreciation to the Hon. Diyawardime
Niyereme ( Chief Administrator of the Temple of the Tooth ) for showing the world our culture and religious co-existence
during the Dalada Festival."
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Sunday August 17th 2008 Kandy
Rosemary watched the Daytime Perahera from the comforts of Kandy Muslim
Hotel where she received kind hospitality and had superb views. The
daytime Perahera has a short route from the Hindu Temple to the Temple of
the Tooth and involves dancers and drummers, and a shorter procession of
decorated elephants. Coconuts are cracked in the path of the processing
elephants by well-wishers.
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