RARE Ceylon poster prior to the formation of Sri Lanka as an Independent Republic in 1972.
Printed by The Times of India Press, Bombay
Beautifully adorned elephants are led through the streets, surrounded by barefoot dancers dressed in gold jewelry and large headdresses.
Lively and colorful illustration of the Buddha Jayanti, the largest Buddhist festival, held annually in May in Sri Lanka to celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. The Celebration was extremely lively in 1956 and 1957 because it commemorated the beginning and end of the 2500th anniversary of the Buddha's enlightenment.