Sri Lanka’s Kataragama Esala Festival begins with vibrant nightly processions

Sri Lanka’s Kataragama Esala Festival begins with vibrant nightly processions

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Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in the Indian Ocean.
Capital:
Colombo (commercial), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Official language:
Sinhala, Tamil
Population:
21.5 million (2023)
Sri Lanka’s Kataragama Esala Festival begins with vibrant nightly processions

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