Heiyantuduwa Raja was a Sri Lankan elephant, which carried the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha casket in the Dalada Perahera for 11 years after the demise of Maligawa Raja. Heiyantuduwa Raja's tusks
Heiyantuduwa Raja's Photo
Henry Gunasekara, the last owner of Heiyantudawa Raja
First owner of Heiyantuduwa Raja, William Gunasekara with his wife Eugine Gunasekara
Heiyantuduwa Raja's Skeleton at National Museum, Colombo
Raja was a Sri Lankan tusker elephant belonging to the Sri Dalada Maligawa temple in Kandy. Raja participated at the annual Esala procession in Kandy for around 50 years and was the sacred casket bear
Heiyantuduwa Raja
…2002) was a Sri Lankan elephant, which carried the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha casket in the Dalada Perahera for 11 years after the demise of Maligawa Raja. Heiyantuduwa Raja's tusks were each 7 ft 6 in (2.3 m) in length when he was living, and it was considered one of the longest-tusked elephants in the…
Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa Nissanka Wijeyeratne & President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene with 'Raja' tusker in Mid 1983 Kandy, Sri Lanka
Diyawadana Nilame Neranjan Wijeyeratne with the Sri Dalada Maligawa elephants Raja, Skanda, Jaya Raja & a few more
Raja on Rs. 1,000 Sri Lankan Rupee bank notes