Round 5: Tossup 18

A festival in this country begins after sandalwood-scented water is sprinkled over a newly planted jackfruit tree. An 1885 committee named for this country’s largest city produced the five-colored International Buddhist Flag with the help of Henry Steel Olcott. In a rainmaking festival from this country, acrobats and fire jugglers accompany an elephant procession while paying homage to an object that was hidden within a princess’ (10[1])hair. A meeting between King Tissa and Prince Mahinda on Mount Mihintale introduced this country to Buddhism. (-5[1])Many Buddhists claim that the Buddha’s footprint is imprinted on (10[1]-5[1])Adam’s Peak while his left (10[1])canine tooth is held within (10[1])a temple (10[1])in this country’s (10[1])city of Kandy. For 10 points, the 1885 Colombo Committee was held in what island nation? (10[2])■END■

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