Fantasia tours, Sri Lanka

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Itinerary	Classic Holidays - Option II - Summer
Duration Info	DAY - 8 (Sigiriya - Kandy)
Accommodation Info
Location	KANDY
Meals Info	Bed & Breakfast
Hotel	Fresco Water Villa
Image	2.jpg
Id	275
Created	4/26/20, 2:12 AM

Description

<ul><li>Breakfast at the hotel.<br></li><li>Transfer you to Kandy.<br></li><li>En-route visit a Spice garden in Matale.</li><li> Afternoon visits 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>

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54	23	36	Spice gardens, Matale	Spice gardens, Matale	<ul>Sri Lankan spices are world-famous. Most of them are grown and produced around the Matale area. If you visit spice gardens in Matale you will be able to see various spices and herbs in Sri Lanka. How they have grown and the production process behind them. You can also learn the best use of them to get the maximum effect.	1	B.jpg	2/10/19, 12:01 PM	View Edit Delete
209	52	35	Temple paintings, Degaldoruwa temple	Temple paintings, Degaldoruwa temple	<ul><p>Degaldoruwa is a cave temple, located in Amunugama, 7 km from Kandy. Kandyan era frescoes are famous in this cave temple. The murals in the frescoes are unique. Only the front view of individual people was shown and the people, the trees, and the animals were shown in a uniform size. The trees are painted in a stylized form.</p><p>Read the full article on Degaldoruwa Temple:</p><p><a href="https://www.fantasiatours.com/blogs/view-blog/degaldoruwa-temple-one-site-in-kandy-you-should-not-miss" target="_blank">Degaldoruwa Temple, One site in Kandy you should not miss</a></p><p><br></p><p> </p></ul>	1	B.jpg	2/17/19, 4:27 AM	View Edit Delete
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 Delete