INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
of 34 years.The procession commenced from the Magul Maduwa premises at 6.30 p.m
today and is parading Dalada Street, Yatinuwara Street, Kanda Street, and Raja Street before returning to the temple to mark the end of the
event.The procession comprises cultural performances, including dancing troops, and caparisoned elephants, similar to that of the annual
Queen Victoria, to Ceylon
The procession was also held in 1954 when Queen Elizabeth II, the then-Head of State of Sri Lanka, visited the country
In 1981, a similar procession was held, and Queen Elizabeth II watched the procession from a special platform built in the Maha Maluwa, the
government on significant occasions in the country
tightened while a special traffic arrangement is also in place from 5.00 p.m
