page_title: Heiyantuduwa Raja (elephant)
section_title: Historic Elephant
hierarchical_section_title: Heiyantuduwa Raja (elephant) / Historic Elephant
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Heiyantuduwa Raja's Skeleton
context_page_description: 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 were each 7 ft 6 in in length when he was living and it was considered as one of the longest-tusked elephants in the country.
context_section_description: Heiyantuduwe Raja participated at the Esala Perahera in Kandy for several years. After the demise of Maligawa Raja he also carried the casket of tooth relic for 11 years from 1989 to 2000 with permission from Neranjan Wijeyeratne, then Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa.  To carry the casket of tooth relic was an opportunity bestowed upon only a few elephants in Sri Lanka. Heiyantuduwe Raja had also carried the main casket of Buddha's relics at the Kelaniya Duruthu Perahera, Bellanwila Perahera and Gangaramaya Navam Perahera in addition to the Sri Dalada casket.
caption: Heiyantuduwa Raja's Skeleton at 
  National Museum, Colombo
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