But on the sixth night, the Randoli Perahera begins. The randolis (“golden palanquins”), which bear the deities’ consorts, join the devala ranks, each bore immediately behind the elephants carrying the emblems, which represent the respective deities. The circuits gradually increase in length and the trappings in grandeur, until after five nights of the Randoli; the Perahera reaches its magnificent and colourful best. This climactic Randoli Perahera may include 100 or more elephants, ranging from majestic bulls to half grown calves.