The Kandy Esala Perahera. - M.D.Dassanayake (Colombo : Lake House, 1970)
1. Kandy 2.Origin of 'Esala' period of colorful festivals 3.Preliminary ceremony and perahera in different stages 4.The present Kandy Esala perahera - during the times of the sinhalese kings 5.The two peraheras under the British 6.Brief account of Temples participating in the Esala pageant 7. The The kandyan dance 8.The Drummer's instruments and the instruments used by the singers and dancers 9.The order of the perahera 10. Firing order of the perahera 11.Peramunarala 12.Leader of the Hewisi Band 13.Gajanayake 14.'Raja' the tusker
Keywords: Esala Perahera - Aesthetics, Oriental; Pageants - Asia; Sri Lanka; Kandy; Esala Perahera