Showing posts with label Going under the belly of an elephant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Going under the belly of an elephant. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Going under the belly of an elephant, Katharagama, Sri Lanka.




Circumbulating the forelegs of an elephant is supposed to ward off the evil-eye and make one brave. This is according to the 'Mahouts' who stand by. It costs Rs.100/- for each person. I remember doing the same when I was a youngster, in the early 1940s at a Fair at Ferguson High School Rathnapura, Sri Lanka. It cost my father 10 cents of those glorious years.