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Kandy museums |
Kandy museums |
<ul><p>Kandy national museum, Ceylon tea museum, Sri Dalada museum. World Buddhist museum and Tusker "Raja" museum are the museums that you can visit in Kandy. They are depicting the history of Sri Lanka, Buddhist history, and the history of the tea industry in Sri Lanka.<br>
<br><b>Kandy National Museum</b><br>
<br>Kandy National museum is located in front of the Queen’s Hotel Kandy. The museum building called “Palle Vahala” was a part of the former royal palace complex. At that period it was the home for the king’s harem. More than 5,000 artifacts are displayed belongs to the Kandyan era and British colonial era including a copy of the 1815 agreement.<br>
<br><b>Sri Dalada Museum</b><br>
<br>Sri Dalada Museum is located on the first and the second floors of the building called Aluth Maligawa within the Dalada Maligawa complex. The artifacts, historical records, and photographic display are displayed at the museum.<br>
<br><b>Ceylon Tea Museum</b><br>
<br>Ceylon Tea Museum is located at Hantane, 3 km from Kandy. It exhibits old machinery and equipment used in the tea industry in Sri Lanka.
</p><p><br><b>World Buddhist Museum</b><br>
<br>World Buddhist museum is located backside of Dalada Maligawa at the old court building. It is the only place in the world that displayed Buddhist culture and expansion of Buddhism in the world.<br>
<br><b>Tusker "Raja" Museum</b><br>
<br>Tusker “Raja” museum is located side of a Dalada Maligawa and adjoining the royal palace. Tusker Raja has carried a sacred relic casket for more than half a century at the annual Esala Perahera. After his death skin and tusks were preserved and prepared to look like the tusker when alive and displayed at this museum.
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Gadaladeniya, Lankathilaka, Embekke temples |
Gadaladeniya, Lankathilaka, Embekke temples |
<ul>Gadaladeniya, Lankathilaka, and Embekke tri temples are located about 8 km in proximity and 12 km south of Kandy. These tri temples belonged to Gampola Period (1341 – 1410 AD). Those temples are considered to be the masterpieces of Sri Lankan architecture and craftsmanship.
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Temple paintings, Hindagala temple |
Temple paintings, Hindagala temple |
<ul>Hindagala temple is located 9 km south of Kandy near Peradeniya University. This temple was built on a mighty rock boulder. Temple paintings that belonged to the 6th century AD can still be seen with the Kandyan period paintings at the temple.
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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> |
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Peradeniya botanical garden |
Peradeniya botanical garden |
<ul>Peradeniya botanical garden, the largest in Sri Lanka was established in 1843 and situated 6 km south of Kandy. There are about 4,000 plant species that can be seen at the garden where Giant Bamboo of Burma, century-old giant Javan fig tree, the Cannonball tree, Double coconut palm, and collection of orchids are most highlighted plants.<br>
<br>Most prominent persons who visited Sri Lanka have planted trees in the garden to mark their visit. Queen Elizabeth II, Marshal Tito, and Yuri Gagarin were among them. </ul> |
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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> |
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