Miracles Of Kandy Esala Perahera Festival

o<od fmryf¾ ydialï

ta jir 1823 h' uq¿ rgu wl,a ksh.hlska fõ¨ï ld j.d ìï wiajeoaoùug jeiai wehÿ rg jeishka fndkakg j;=r fidhd .;af;a o wiSrefjks'

tjlg rg md,kh l< wdKavqldr i¾ tÙjÙ ndkaiag mj;sk ;;a;ajfhka rg fírd .ekSug úúO foa lsÍug isÿúh' wjidkfha uq¿ rfÜu md,lhka wdKavqldrjrhdf.ka tla b,a,Sula l<y' ta o<od jykafia jev isák lrvqj fmryerlska jvïujd m‍%o¾Ykh lr j¾Idj ,ndfok f,ih'

ta wkqj ls‍%hd;aul jQ wdKavqldr tÙjÙ ndkaia" uyd ix>r;akfha;a Wvrg m‍%OdkSkaf.a;a uÛ fmkaùu hgf;a uy u¿fõ w,xldr uKavm ;=kla bÈlr pdß;‍% jdß;‍%hkag uq,a;ek foñka mQckSh;ajfhka by< uy fmryerla meje;aúKs' wk;=rej Y%S o<od jykafia uyck;dj fjkqfjka m‍%o¾Ykh l<y'

fmdf<dj bß;,d" fld< o¨jla ke;sjk ;rug wl,g mEhQ ksh.h ksudj o<od fmryer;a o<od m‍%o¾Ykh meje;aùu wdrïN ùu;a iu. ish¨ rgjeishka uú; jk whqßka .x.d" we<" fod<" msÍ b;sÍ hñka uyd jeis weo ye¿fKah'

fuu m‍%d;syd¾hh tod iqÿ cd;slhka muKla fkdj uq¿ rg jeishkagu woyd.; fkdyels lreKla úh'

t;eka isg o<od yduqÿrejka jevujk wjia:dfõ§;a" fmryr lrvqj jvujk wjia:dfõ§;a" o<od jykafia m‍%o¾Ykh lrkd wjêfha§;a isÿ jQ úfYaI isÿùï ms<sn| ck úYajdi fndfyduhla f.dv ke.S ;sfí'

ls‍%'j' 367 jif¾§ wkqrdOmqrfha rcl< m<uqjeks Wm;siai rcqf.a ld,fha§ o fujeks m‍%d;syd¾hka isÿj ;sfí'

rcqf.a m‍%Odk;ajfhka fjkod fukau uy;a W;aij Y%Sfhka o<od fmryr meje;s we;s w;r tys§ uyd j¾Idjla weo ye<S we;'

uydjxYfha i|yka wdldrhg fmdf<dkakrej rdcOdksh md,kh l< m<uqjeks mrdC%undyq rcqf.a ld,fha § Y%S o<od fmryr isÿ jQ wjia:djl§ fmryr .uka l< ud¾.fha yer ish¨ m‍%foaYj,g j¾Idj weo ye,S we< fod<" .x.d msÍ b;sÍ .sh nj o i|ykah'

ta wkqj b;sydih mqrdjgu Y%S o<od fmryr yd ne÷kq tla l;d mqj;la jkqfha Y%S o<od jykafia jevu ùfuka miqj l,g jeis ,eî kshx ÿre ù rfÜ ixY%Sl;ajh fi!Nd.H ,nd §ug yels jQ njh'

ls;aisßfujka rc oji;a" fojeks mrdC%undyq rc ojfia§;a Y%S o<od jykafia yd ne÷Kq ;j;a m‍%d;syd¾h ckl l; mqj;la jkqfha o<od jykafia m‍%o¾Ykh flfrk wjia:djl§ o<od jykafia wyig mek ke." Yafõ; j¾K nqÿ/ia ud,djlska m%;syd¾h mE njh' fuu ft;sydisl lreKq ms<sn| o<od mQcdj,sfha;a" odGd jxYfha;a igykaj we;'

o<od jykafia m‍%o¾Ykh lrK wjia:djl § flfkl=g is;Sugj;a fkdyels m‍%d;syd¾hhla ù we;af;a Y%S o<od jykafia jev isák ud,s.dj mqrdjg kejqï u,a iqj|la úys§uh'

wog o o<od ud,s.djg hkakl=g fyaúis uKavmh bÈßmsg isgf.k isáh§" jpkfhka úia;r l< fkdyels iekis,sodhl iqjhla is;g oefkkafk;a" ta ;=<ska yud hk isis,a iq<Û YÍrhg iqjodhl njla f.k fokafk;a Y%S o<od jykafiaf.a wdkqNdjfha msysfgka úh yels nj o úYajdi flf¾'

ls;aisßfujka rcqf.a wjÈfha§ wdrïN l< ft;sydisl fixlv.,mqr wei< fmryrg §¾> b;sydihla we;' óg jir tlaoyia y;aish follg fmrd;=j o<od fmryr fyj;a wei< fmryr ux.,Hh m‍%:ufhkau ,laÈj wdrïN jQfha ls;aisßfujka rc oji ls‍%'j' 310 §h'

jd¾Islj o<od jykafia Oïuplalf.ayfha isg wNh.sß úydrh olajd uyfmryßka jevujd Èk wkqjla ;siafia uyck;djg m%o¾Ykh l< nj o b;sydi.;h'

lyjkq kj,laIhla jehfldg meje;a jQ fuu fmryr ux.,H fkdlvjd mj;ajkakehs ls;aisßfujka rcq ksfhda.hla o mkjd we;'

fuu fixlv., wei< fmryr i|yd tod uyd ix>hd jykafia" wÈldrïjre" Èidfõjre" rfÜrd<,d we;=¿ isxy, ks,OdÍyqo úúO ;rd;srfï bx.‍%Sis ks,OdÍyqo iyNd.s jQy' me/Ks rdcH iufhys fmryr ux.,H ixúOdkh jQfha rcqf.a uQ,sl;ajfhka rdcH wkq.‍%yh we;=jh'

fixlv.,mqr rdcOdkshg wdfõKsl wei< fmryr ux.,Hh ls%'j' 1592 § m<uqjk úu,O¾uiQßh rcqf.a wjÈfha§ foúhkag isÿlrkd mQcdjla f,i i,ld foaj fmryrlao fmryrg tlalr ;sfí'

j¾;udkfhys mj;ajk wdldrhg uykqjr wei< fmryr ux.,Hh meje;aùu wdrïN jQfha ishï foaYfhka jevu l< m%jr Wmd,s f;reka jykafiaf.a yd je,súg wirK irK irKxlr ix>rdc ysñf.a b,a,Sula wkqj ls‍%'j' 1753 § lS¾;s Y%S rdcisxy rcq ojih' t;eka mgka Y%S o<od ud,s.dfõ fmryr fmrgq fldg kd:" úIaKq" l;r.u iy m;a;sks hk isõuyd foajd, fmryr .uka lrùfï isß; werôKs'

uykqjr wei< fmryr ux.,Hh fm!rdKsl pdß;‍% úê biau;=lr oelafjk fmryr ux.,Hhls' fuu fmryr ux.,Hh keröug jd¾Islj foia úfoia ckhd /iajkafka ta fm!rdKsl" Ñrd.;" idïm‍%odhsl pdß;‍% úê wog;a tf,iu meje;afjk f,dj tlu fmryr ux.,Hh ksid úh yel' j¾;udkfhys C%shd;aul jk fndfyda o<od pdß;‍% úê l=reKE., isõjeks mrdC%undyq rdcH iufhys ,shejqkq odGd Od;= pßks; kï jQ o<od isßf;ys tk jHjia:djkag wkql+,j ieliS we;' o<od isßf;ys tk jHjia:djka 38 ys fmryr ux.,Hhla meje;aúh hq;= wdldrh ms<sn|j úia;r we;=<;a fõ'

Y%S o<od fmryrg iyNd.sjk ish¨ fokd uilg follg fmrd;=j fmaùu isÿfõ' mq¿gq wdydr fkdf.k ^uia" ud¿" ì;a;r" neÿï& wmsßisÿ ls,sj,g fkdf.dia {d;sfhl=f.a jqjo urKhla isÿ jqjfyd;a thg iyNd.s fkdù Èhkd msßisÿ ù mqoa., jYfhka fmryrg iQodkï fõ'

fN!;sluh jYfhka Èk oyhlg fmr o<od jykafia jev isákd ud,s.dj fidaod mú;‍%lr" fldä fiai;a oud w,xldr lsÍu;a wmsßisÿ oE bj;a lr j¾Kj;a lsÍu;a isÿfõ' Y%S o<od fmryr .uka lrk ud¾.h o fuf,i ly Èhr bi msßisÿ flfrk w;r miqj fldä" fiai;a" úÿ,s nqnq¿ fhdod ùÈ w,xldrh flf¾'

w;S;fha isg wo olajd Y%S o<od jykafia fjkqfjka ffoksl ;=kajre mQcdjla" i;sm;d nodod Èkhkays§ kdkquqr ux.,h;a" udislj mqrmif<diajl mQcdj;a" ÿre;= fmdfydh uq,afldg meje;afjk w¨;a iy,a ux.,Hh;a fkdlvjd isÿ flf¾' nlaudifha § isxy, w¨;a wjqreÿ ux.,Hh;a wei< fmryr ux.,Hh;a b,a fmdah uq,afldg fhfok ld¾;sl ux.,Hh;a Y%S o<od ud,s.dfõ wog o uy;a Nla;sfhka isÿ flf¾'

ls;aisßfujka rcq jHjia:d .; lr we;s wdldrhg;a l=reKE., hq.fha isõjeks mrdC%undyq rc oji ,shejqKq o<od isß; .%ka:fha oelafjk wdldrhg;a wog o o<od fmryr meje;afõ' bka miqj rg md,kh l< iEu rc flfklau ta whqßkau fmryr mj;ajdf.k f.dia ;sfí'

óg jir tlaoyia y;aish follg fmrd;=j wdrïN l< Y%S o<od fmryr 1828 jir jkf;la ùÈ ixpdrh lr m‍%o¾Ykh flreK o tu jißka miqj" fmryrg iu.dój Y%S oka; Od;=ka jykafia jevu lsÍu isÿù ke;' ta wdrla‍Idj fya;=fjks' t;eka mgka isÿj we;af;a idOd;=l Od;+ka jykafia,d wvx.= fmryr lrvqj jevu lr w,xldr fmryr fmr mßÈu mj;ajd pdß;‍% bgqlsÍuh'

Y%S o<od ud,s.dfõ wog o Ndú; lrk fmryr lrvqj lS¾;s Y%S rdcisxy rcq 1753 § mQcd lr we;' tu fmryr lrvqj w,xldr f,i irid we;af;a lS¾;s Y%S rdcisxy rcqf.a w. ìijf.a ud, m<|kdjkaf.kah'

o<od isßf;ys i|yka wdldrhg o<od fmryr yd ne÷Kq pdß;‍% úÈ ;sia wgla muK jHjia:d .;fldg ;sfí'

tys i|yka wdldrhg fmryr meje;aúh hq;= wdldrh;a" Y%S o<od jykafia msg;g jevu l<hq;= wdldrh;a" wdmiq kej; ;ekam;a l< hq;= wdldrh;a" l< hq;= mQcd pdß;‍% wd§ Ñrdkq.; iïm‍%odhka fndfyduhla igyka ù we;'

Ôjudk nqÿkajykafia jev isákakdla fuka w;sYh mQckSh;ajfhka f,dj mqrd ne;su;=ka uy;a Nla;sfhka jkaokdudk lrk ia:dkhla f,ig uykqjr o<od ud<s.dj ie<fla'

uykqjr o<od ud,s.dfõ rka lrvqfõ jev isáñka mqo i;aldr ,nk oka; Od;+ka jykafia nqÿka jykafiaf.a há jï o<odj f,i ie,fla'

b;sydih mqrdjgu o<od úydrh fkdlshd o<od ud,s.dj hkqfjka y÷kajd we;af;a o<od jykafia;a rdc ksji;a w;r meje;s iïnkaOh ksid nj o lshefõ'

^,smsh ilia lsÍug f;dr;=re ,ndÿka Y%S o<od ud,s.dfõ foaYSh fn!oaO lghq;= ld¾hdxYfha f,alï fla'ó.yl=Uqr uy;dg;a" Y%S o<od ud,s.dfõ udOH iy úfYaI jHdmD;s wOHla‍I C%sYdka; ysiaje,a, uy;dg;a úfYaI ia;=;sh&

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