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The Esala Perahera starts off with a dozen or so 'whip-crackers', who pick up coins thrown onto the road by onlookers, followed by groups of young men who swing around flaming coconut husks that are on the end of wires tied to their teeth or feet.  Then they are followed by these stilt-walkers who perform acrobatic stunts with these flaming torches tied to frames made of bamboo or tree branches.