Kandy

Tucked into Kandy’s historical Royal Palace complex, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, or Sri Dalada Maligawa, is a significant 18th-century Buddhist temple. This sacred site, once part of […]

Running west of Kandy, the Alagalla Mountain Range stretches across Sri Lanka’s heartland. At its northern end stands Alagalla Mountain, a 3,740-foot (1,140-meter) peak known for its distinctive potato-shaped rock, […]

Nestled within the grounds of Kandy’s Royal Palace, the Maha Vishnu Temple (Maha Vishnu Devalaya) stands as one of four holy devales associated with the palace’s Temple of the Tooth. […]

The World Buddhist Museum, also known as the International Buddhist Museum, is situated within the UNESCO-listed Temple of the Tooth complex in Kandy, Sri Lanka. As the world’s first museum […]

Natha Devale, one of four devales in Kandy’s Royal Palace compound, stands at the front of the royal complex. Built in the 14th century by King Vikramabahu III, it is […]