The preparation before the two-night festival of Navam Perahera, in Colombo Sri Lanka.
Off the main processional streets hundreds of Sri Lankan performers rehearse and prepare for the upcoming two-night festival of Navam Perahera. First celebrated in 1979 it has become one of Sri Lanka’s biggest and most extravagant Pereheras. Held on the February Poya, the procession begins at the Gangaramaya Temple and travels around Viharamahadevi Park and Beira Lake in Colombo.