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Stay Friday for Dahawal 2:18 PM or leave: Friday train out after it passes, realistic

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Chiara Greco117•247 rep

Repeat visit but last time we only did a lake walk. Dahawal Perahera is listed 2:18 PM on Friday 28 Aug. Festival ends after that. Friday train out after it passes, realistic. A boring local answer would help more than a speech about culture.

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Do not treat 2:18 PM as a starter pistol. On Dahawal Perahera they were still lining up at the temple end twenty-plus minutes later last year and the year before. Bring water, a cheap poncho, and a meeting pin that is not in the crush. 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. Meeting pin in writing, not a WhatsApp voice note you cannot hear.

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Kanchana Samarakoon•227 rep

We day-tripped from Peradeniya, tuk to the last drop, walked to DS Senanayake Veediya corner. Fine for Final Randoli. I would not do that for Final — the walk back with a sleeping toddler was the actual problem. First light is for the temple; night is for the street.

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Chiara Bianchi122•227 rep

Drone: I would not. Even if nobody hands you a printed ban, flying over elephants and a relic casket is how you become the story. Phone from DS Senanayake Veediya corner is enough. Shoes you can stand in, not the pretty pair.

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