When and how to view/participate in Esala Perahara?
Hi! We're an Indian family travelling to Sri Lanka from 21st to 31st August this year for tourism. One of my favourite books growing up featured festivals from around the world, one of them being Esala Perahara. Hence we planned our trip to coincide with the festival this year and am very excited to see something from close quarters that I grew up reading about hundreds of times!
We are planning to cover Colombo, Kandy, Ella and Yala National Park between Aug 21st to 31st with our 2 young kids (aged 3 and 5). We are aiming to spend 2-3 days in Kandy for the festival and want to know which days of the festival would be ideal to visit with kids.
Any additional tips on where to stay and the best ways to explore the city and immerse in it's culture will be great too.
Thanks in advance. Looking forward to your suggestions!
For context, I''m also attaching a picture of the book for your reference.