The tusker of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya, bought in 1977 by former minister Vimala Kannangara and gifted to the Devalaya. He has carried the Sacred Tooth Relic casket in the Kandy Esala Perahera, including the final Randoli Perahera of 2023, and is often called one of the tallest tamed tuskers in Sri Lanka. In May 2025 about 12 inches of his right tusk broke off. In September 2026, when he was 58, the Devalaya decided to release him only for major processions such as the Kandy Esala Perahera to protect his health.
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- Final Randoli Perahera — tusker Wasana of the Kataragama Devalaya carrying the casket — Sunday Observer, 31 Aug 2023
- The unseen picture of 'Ekadantha' (Vasana bought in 1977 and given to Kataragama Devale) — Daily Mirror, 21 Mar 2017
- Ruhunu Kataragama Devalaya tusker Vasana's tusk partially broken — Daily Mirror, 27 May 2025
- Sacred tusker Wasana to be released only for major peraheras — The Morning, 7 Sep 2026
- Kataragama Wasana: The Majestic Tusked Elephant of Sri Lanka — eLanka