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Sri Lanka's answer to Mardi Gras

Sri Lanka's answer to Mardi Gras

Well, not quite Mardi Gras. Esala Perahera is a celebration of Sri Lankan Buddhism, so you won't see Mardi Gras' drunken decadence or scantily clad revelers.

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A cannon booms and the crack of a dozen whips pierce the warm night. The colorful, pulsating Esala Perahera procession has begun.”

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