Kataragama Wasana ( - Wasana Atha) (also known as Wasana, formerly known as Kataragama Raja) is a Sri Lankan tusker elephant that belongs to the Kataragama temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka. Wasana participates at the annual Esala processions in Sri Lanka and is the sacred casket bearer of the final Randoli perehera of Kandy Esala Perahera and also in many other processions in the country.
Around in 1970, Wasana was born in the wild in the jungles of Anuradhapura where it was initially found and later taken to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. When the elephant was about six years old, the late minister Wimala Kannangara donated him to the Kataragama Devalaya.Ruhunu Kataragama elephant Vasana’s tusk partially broken His original name was Raja, which was later changed to Wasana, a name associated with wealth and blessings. With a height of 10 feet, Wasana is currently the tallest tamed elephant in Sri Lanka.Kataragama Wasana: The Majestic Tusked Elephant of Sri Lanka, e Lanka
Wasana is admired by both visitors and devotees for his magnificent tusks, and other regal elephant characheteristics known as 'Maha Gaja Lakshana'.Wasana Tusker: The Majestic Cultural Icon of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan tuskers His disciplined demeanor and regal appearance make him a highlight of the spiritual events such as annual Esala Processions, drawing large crowds to witness his presence.
See also Raja (elephant) Nadungamuwa Raja List of individual elephants
References
External link Wasana Tusker: The Majestic Cultural Icon of Sri Lanka