A Howdah containing the deistic insignia of another of the four Hindu Devale Temples that serve to protect Sri Lanka and Sri Dalada Maligawa, in procession during the Perahera Festival, Kandy, Sri Lanka.|Sri Lanka, Kandy, Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Dalada Maligawa).

Description
Ethnographic Documentation: Animal care and training.; Ethnographic Documentation: Buddhist rituals and festivals, the Perahera Festival.
Creator
Wheeler, Mary Binney
Form
color slides
Date
1982
Subject
Temple of the Tooth (Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Buddhism--Rituals
Animal training
Care of sick animals
Esala Perahera
Collection
South Asia Art Archive
Mary Binney Wheeler Image Collection
Extent
5 x 5 cm.
Related Place
Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Resource Type
Still Image
Identifier
(Wheeler Sri Lanka) mbwsl0227
22291757
133946

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