Dancers perform during the Navam Perahera at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 26, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
COLOMBO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Performers and elephants gathered at the Gangaramaya Temple on Friday to take part in the annual Navam Perahera in Sri Lanka.
The Navam Full Moon Poya Day, a traditional Buddhist festival in the country, is celebrated in February every year at Colombo's famous Buddhist temple Gangarama Temple.
The authorities have reduced the number of dancers and elephants participanting in the parade this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with only a dozen elephants participating in the parade.
An elephant takes part in the Navam Perahera at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 26, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Performers and elephants take part in the Navam Perahera at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 26, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Dancers perform during the Navam Perahera at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 26, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
An elephant takes part in the Navam Perahera at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 26, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
People wearing face masks watch the Navam Perahera at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)
Dancers perform during the Navam Perahera at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 26, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa joins the Navam Perahera in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 26, 2021. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
An elephant celebrates the Navam Perahera in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 26, 2021. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua) ■
