A ceremonial tusker who carried the golden casket of the Sacred Tooth Relic at the Kandy Esala Perahera most years from 2006 to 2021. At about 3.2 m (10.5 ft) he was the tallest tamed tusker in the country, and he travelled to the festival with his own security detail. After his death at Weliweriya on 7 March 2022 he was declared a national treasure and his body was preserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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