Sri Lanka received a further boost as a tourist destination
with many cultural attractions when a cultural pageant
depicting the Kandy Esala Perahera was staged in Ayutthaya
city in Thailand under the auspices of Culture and the Arts
Ministry recently. Here Culture and the Arts Minister T B
Ekanayake dressed as a Basnayake Nilame walking in the
perahera accompanied by a retinue of other Basnayake Nilames
adding colour to the pageant which also included other
features such as elephants, drummers and dancers. |