Some of the thousands of dancers in Colombo s February festival parade
The Nuwam Maha Perahera February parade which has a hundred elephants and thousands of dancers is one of the main events on the island s Buddhist calendar It is held in the area around the Gangaramaya temple Colombo during the full moon poya period in February Dance troops both traditional and modern travel to the capital from all over Sri Lanka and take part in the three evenings of parades This photograph was taken near Gangaramaya temple
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