THE MASCOT OF THE REGIMENT
A spotted deer with beautiful antlers was first mascot of the regiment. This deer was captured from the jungle in Thanamalwila in 1954.The Commanding Officer wanted to train the deer to take part in parade with the troops. But during training with the fife band, in order to accustom the animal to the beat of the drum the band used to play just hear to the place where the deer was kept during one session, the deer through sheer fear and leaped in to the air and dropped down dead due to the sound made by the drums.
Later on, it was decided to have and elephant as the mascot of the regiment and as a result of that in 1961 the Kandula a baby elephant was in the Regimental Mascot. Presently Kandula -IX in Regimental headquarters at Panagoda.
