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Dance Of Kothala (Kothala Padhaya) Performers At The Esala Perahera In Kandy, Sri Lanka. The Dancers Carry A Pot Of Pirith Water (Blessed Water) Which Not Only Symbolises Prosperity But The Water Is Supposed To Have A Healing Power In Sinhala Culture. The Esala Perahera Is Held To Honour The Sacred Tooth Relic Of Lord Buddha (Which Is Enshrined Within The Temple Of The Sacred Tooth Relic).

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Dance of Kothala (Kothala Padhaya) performers at the Esala Perahera in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The dancers carry a pot of Pirith water (blessed water) which not only symbolises prosperity but the water is supposed to have a healing power in Sinhala culture. The Esala Perahera is held to honour the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha (which is enshrined within the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic).

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