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Itinerary Adventure Holidays – Option VIII - Summer
Duration Info DAY - 20 (Sigiriya - Kandy)
Accommodation Info
Location KANDY
Meals Info Bed & Breakfast
Hotel Oak Ray Heritage
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Id 170
Created 4/19/20, 3:39 PM

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<ul><li>Breakfast at the hotel.<br></li><li>Visit Village tour, a 3-hour program designed to experience the real traditional Sri Lankan rural village style. </li><li>After that transfer you to Kandy.</li><li>Afternoon visit the Dalada Maligawa, the temple where the two surviving Relic of Tooth of Lord Buddha is placed. It is an object venerated by Buddhists around the world.</li><li>Dinner and overnight stay at Oak Ray Heritage, Kandy</li></ul><p><br></p>

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324 52 40 The sacred city of Kandy, World heritage site The sacred city of Kandy, World heritage site <ul>The sacred city of Kandy, a cultural world heritage site was the last capital of the Sri Lankan Sinhalese kingdom. Sri Dalada Maligawa, the temple of the tooth relic of Lord Buddha is the icon of the sacred city of Kandy.<br> <br>The relics of Lord Buddha were distributed among various kingdoms in India after his cremation. The tooth relic of the left canine of Lord Buddha was given to the Kingdom of Kalinga in Eastern India. During the period of King Guhasiva in the 4th century AD, the Kalinga kingdom has encountered a war with the neighbouring kingdom to get hold of the Tooth relic. King Guhasiva has decided to send all important tooth relics to his friend in Sri Lanka King Kirthi Sri Meghavarna for its safety.<br> <br>King Kirthi Sri Meghavarna has built a special shrine called “Dalada Maligawa” to kept the Tooth Relic at the Abhayagiri Vihara complex in Anuradhapura. It Kept there from the 4th-century to the 10th century AD until the capital was shifted to Polonnaruwa.<br> <br>As and when the capital was shifted from Polonnaruwa, Yapahuwa, Dambadeniya, Kurunegala, Gampola, Kotte, Sitawaka, and Kandy, “Dalada Maligawa” has built to kept tooth relic.<br> <br>In the Kandyan Kingdom, Dalada Maligawa was first built by King Vimaladharmasuriya in the 16th century AD. However, it was no longer exists today. The present Dalada Maligawa with three-story was built by King Weera Parakrama Narendrasinghe during the 18 century.<br> <br>Sri Dalada Maligawa temple complex consists of the main building that contains the first chamber called “Palle Male” and an upper chamber called “Uda Male” where the tooth relic kept and Pattirippuwa (Octagonal pavilion) and Magulmaduwa (Audience Hall).<br> <br>Sri Dalada Museum, Archaeological museum located in the old royal palace, World Buddhist museum, and Tusker “Raja” museum also located in the temple complex. Natha Devale, Visnu Devale, Pattini Devale, and Kataragama Devale are located in front of the Dalada Maligawa within the temple complex.</ul> 1 B.jpg 3/21/20, 5:18 AM View Edit
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280 27 39 Hiriwadunna village Hiriwadunna village <ul>Hiriwadunna is a rural village near Habarana 16 km from Sigiriya. Hiriwadunna village has a manmade reservoir, paddy fields, rural vegetable plantations, traditional village houses, and temple.<br> <br>The ancient concept of development of Sri Lankan culture: Dagoba (Stupa), Ketha (paddy field), and Wewa (reservoir) revolved around the Pansala (temple) and Gama (village) is best displayed in Hiriwadunna Village.<br> <br>You can have a boat ride in the reservoir, experience a bullock cart ride, and authentic Sri Lankan lunch in a village house. </ul> 1 B.jpg 11/16/19, 4:54 PM View Edit
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