Sri Lanka, Aug. 4 -- The first Randoli Perahera of this year's Kandy Esala Festival is scheduled to take to the streets tonight (04), as part of the historic annual procession, one of the oldest and grandest festivals in Sri Lanka.

The Randoli Perahera will parade the streets for five days until August 8.

The Sri Dalada Esala Perahera of the Sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa) in Kandy commenced with the first Kumbal Perahera parading the streets on July 30. The Kumbal Perahera was held for five days until yesterday (03).

The Kandy Esala festival will draw to a close following the water-cutting ceremony at the Mahaweli River in Getambe on August 9.

This year's Esala Festival will officially come to an end after the ...