Stuffed temple elephant

Kandy

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January 7th 2017
What a relaxing town. Centered around a beautiful and clean(ish) lake, Kandy is a mix of modern hussle bustle with old heritage and religious attractions. The central religious attraction is the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. It supposidly houses a bhudda tooth and three times a day it is revealed to devotees. We joined the throngs of people to witness this in what was fun filled hour of queing ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Central Province » Kandy

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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more