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Dahawal Perahera Friday 2:18 PM — less crush than Final, still worth staying Friday?

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Erik Larsen31•237 rep

Elder with a stick, we can pay a bit more. Dahawal Perahera is listed 2:18 PM on Friday 28 Aug. Festival ends after that. Less crush than Final, still worth staying Friday. Standing three hours on kerb stone is not a flex in this family.

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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. Call the desk before you guess a late checkout.

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Dilani Goonewardena•217 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. One pin, not three maybes.

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Erik Andersen32•217 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. First light is for the temple; night is for the street.

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