One of Sri Lanka's most prominent religious festivals which dates back centuries has taken place.
Hundreds of thousands of Buddhists throng the hill-capital every year to venerate Buddha's tooth relic which is taken on a parade on decorated elephants with traditional dancers and drummers performing.
Pictured is a devotee offering fruit to an elephant during a Buddhist procession to mark the completion of annual Buddhist festival of the temple of the tooth in Kandy.
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