Editor's Note:
The annual Navam Perahera festival was held at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka on February 9, 2017. The celebrations involved scores of monks, drummers, dancers and elephants, hailing predominantly from the central part of the island nation. Throngs of people descended upon Colombo from the various regions of Sri Lanka to participate in the city's largest Buddhist procession, with festivities starting on February 9 and concluding the following day. Photos: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/CFP
Sri Lankan Buddhist monks walk along a street during the Navam Perahera festival in Colombo on February 9, 2017. Photo: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/CFP 
A man performs a traditional Sri Lankan dance in a procession in front of the Gangaramaya Temple during the Navam Perahera festival in Colombo on February 9, 2017. Photo: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/CFP 
A team of men perform a traditional Sri Lankan dance during the Navam Perahera festival in Colombo on February 9, 2017. Photo: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/CFP 
Sri Lankan fire dancers perform in a procession in front of the Gangaramaya Temple during the Navam Perahera festival in Colombo on February 9, 2017. Photo: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/CFP
