Navam Perahera Festival in Colombo

Location: Gangaramaya Temple
Date: February 14th and 15th
Hours: All day
Free Opening

Navam Perahera Festival in Colombo is a famous parade that draws tourists and visitors from across the country. You will find elephants, dancers and musicians taking to the streets during this grand and pompous parade in Colombo in Sri Lanka through two nights.

Planned by Gangaramaya Temple overlooking the banks of the picturesque Beira Lake at Hunupitiya in Colombo, this pageant hosts hundred colorfully decked elephants parading the show on a full moon in February. History says that Navam Perahera Festival in Colombo was initiated in 1979 and hundreds of visitors flock to this temple every year since then to look at the amazing sight of herds of elephants walking down the road in their best of bright and pompous fineries. Navam Perahera Festival of color, fun and excitement speaks a lot about the local fervor and traditions of music.

Features of Navam Perahera Festival in Colombo

" Navam Perahera Festival in Colombo also includes performances by at least 1000 people accompanying the parade while dancing, drumming or playing various other roles.
" The parade of Navam Perahera Festival in Colombo, is kicked off by cracking of whips in the air you will also find students and small kids with colorful flags following from behind.
" Navam Perahera Festival in Colombo is not only celebration of colors but also of sound and music.
" Navam Perahera Festival in Colombo also consists of bands of percussion and groups of people blowing conch shells
" You will also see stilt-walkers and exciting performances by flautists and drummers
" However, your attention in Navam Perahera Festival in Colombo will be gripped by the pageant of elephants who are brought over from across the island.