kurunegala athkanda viharaya perahera 2025

*Kurunegala Athkanda Viharaya Perahera* The annual *Sri Dalada Poson Perahera* of Athkanda Rajamaha Viharaya is one of Kurunegala’s most important Buddhist cultural events. 🛕 The perahera began in 1925 and celebrated its **100th anniversary in 2025**. 🦷 It is held in reverence of the Sacred Tooth Relic and to preserve Buddhist traditions. 🥁 The procession features traditional drummers, Kandyan dancers, whip crackers, illuminated displays, elephants, and many other colourful cultural performances. 📜 Athkanda Rajamaha Viharaya has a rich historical connection with the Kurunegala Kingdom and Buddhist heritage, making the perahera especially meaningful. The procession usually travels through key roads in Kurunegala town before returning to the temple. It attracts thousands of devotees and visitors each year, celebrating Sri Lanka’s religious devotion, history, and cultural traditions.