The ceremonial planting of the ‘Kapa’ at the four main devalayas, Natha, Vishnu, Kataragama and Pattini, in Kandy as a prelude to the Kandy Esala pageant of the Sri Dalada Maligawa took place at the auspicious time of 6.02 a.m. on August 12.
The peraheras will be held within the precincts of the four devalayas daily until the Kumbal perahera starts parading the streets on August 16.
Traditionally, the Kapa (a part of a ‘Panasa’ tree) is cut and taken from the Aluthnuwara Sri Dedimunda Devalaya complex. Thereafter, it is taken in a perahera replete with elephants to the Vishnu Devalaya in Kandy passing 26 kms. The procession will parade passing Aluthnuwara, Hingula, Ganetenna, Pahala Kadugannawa, Kadugannawa, Pilimatalawa and Peradeniya.
Trustee of the Aluthnuwara Dedimunda Devalaya Dhamsiri Karunaratne said the Kapa was taken in turn on the backs of three elephants in the perahera.
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