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Rajah Tusker Hall

Adjacent to the Audience Hall, the Rajah Tusker Hall displays the stuffed remains of Rajah, the famous Maligawa elephant who died in 1988. Rajah was the bearer of the sacred casket bearer of the Randoli perahera for 37 years.

The Rajah Tusker Hall is located within the compound of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and accessed on the same ticket.

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