As the Dalada Perahera, the Festival of the Tooth, begins, the streets of Kandy come alive with the rhythmic beats of hundreds of drummers and the mesmerizing movements of traditional dancers, such as the fire dance, all dressed in whip-dance garments. Elephants, glowing with warm lights and draped in rich red attire, proudly march through the streets, carrying the revered Tooth Relic of the Buddha from the sacred Sri Dalada Maligawa. Thousands of spectators line the streets, eager to witness th