The Castle Hill steps that look down, not into, the crush: shop doorway versus first-row pride at the pinch on the last Kumbal (6:28 table) — one person back or ankles

Street is free. the Castle Hill steps that look down, not into, the crush is a real pin if you sit it from late afternoon, not from a three-o'clock cook. 5th Kumbal table 6:28 PM on Saturday 22 Aug is when they start leaving the Maligawa, not when the tusker fills the pin. One row back still sees brass; first row people who camped are wrecked before the casket. Kumbal is a real night, not a failed Randoli. Saturday 22 Aug is the last Kumbal; Randoli nights follow after this. Agree a tuk drop on Peradeniya Road or Katugastota Road, not on Raja Veediya at table time. The grid is cones and shoulders. Do not invent a municipal ticket or a city-wide viewing pass.