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or Procession celebrates the first visit of the Buddha to Sri Lanka in January at the sacred temple of Kelaniya near Colombo attracting hundreds of thousands of devotees and visitors. The colourful pageant comprising of caparisoned elephants, along with dancers, drummers, and musicians playing traditional wind instruments begun with the firing of cannon. The Randoli Perehera, the magnificent finale, is held the day prior to the January full moon.