Heiyantuduwa Raja | |
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| Main casket bearer of the procession of Esala | |
| Held title 1987–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Raja |
| Succeeded by | Millangoda Raja |
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| Born | c. 1924 Hambantota District, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 6 November 2002 (aged about 78) Kandy District, Sri Lanka |
| Resting place | National Museum of Colombo |
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Heiyantuduwa Raja (Sinhala:හෙයියන්තුඩුවේ රාජා)(c. 1924 – 6 November 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 country.[1]