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Dahawal Perahera Friday 2:18 PM — Friday train out after it passes, realistic?

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Koen Willems118•252 rep

We are in Kandy and this is eating the group chat. Dahawal Perahera is listed 2:18 PM on Friday 28 Aug. Festival ends after that. Friday train out after it passes, realistic. Partner says wait, I say move. Need a lived answer from someone who actually stood it, not a brochure.

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Local from the lake side: listed 2:18 PM for Dahawal Perahera is when they start leaving the Maligawa, not when the tusker fills Maligawa square near the octagon. Drums first, then dancers, then the heavy bit. If you want kerb, four is early-Kumbal sane and late-Randoli mandatory. Dahawal is the day procession at 2:18 PM, not a night replay. Kinder for kids and elders, harsher sun. No Saturday Kandy restart after it. Leave a margin for the walk back.

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Ruwan Withanage•232 rep

We did 3rd Kumbal from a different corner and then Final Randoli from Maligawa square near the octagon. Not the same night. Listed 6:43 PM and they were still lining up. We should have bought water before we sat. Water in the bag beats a maybe stall.

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Koen Peeters123•232 rep

If the elder already said no to standing, that is the answer. Pay a balcony or skip Dahawal Perahera and do Dahawal at 2:18 PM on the 28th in daylight. Pride is not a viewing plan. Call the desk before you guess a late checkout.

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