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Things to do in Kandy, Central Province: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
Kandy (Sinhalese: මහනුවර Mahanuwara, pronounced [mahanuʋərə]; Tamil: கண்டி, pronounced [ˈkaɳɖi]) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is both an administrative and religious city and is also the capital of the Central Province. Kandy is the home of The Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. It was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1988.
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1. Lankatilaka Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 265 reviews
Reviewed By isurupremaratne - Gampaha, Sri Lanka
This temple is one of the examples for early settlements of Kandyan kingdom dating back to 14th century. Since it is situated in a remote village, you can see the natural beauty of the environment. Fortunately this are is not urbanized. Around the temple, you can see the paddy fields, forests and rarely a vehicle. It feels like going to the Kandyan era. There's a large rock-writing which was written in both Sinhalese and Tamil. The main Buddha image house has a Buddha statue and paintings dating back to Kandyan era. Recommended for family trips with kids. This place has a value of archeology and history. 1.5 - 2 hours will be enough to spend. Access from Colombo - Kandy main road is very easy. If you are using public transport, get down at Pilimatalawa. Since the temple is located 4.5 km from the town, three wheeler (taxi) would be a good option. Otherwise, there's a bus (Kandy - Pilimatalawa - Daulagala raod) you can take from the Gadaladeni junction. Then, get down at Lankatilake junction and walk 300 m to reach the temple. If you are traveling by your own vehicle or taxi, use the other road which you can go to the top of the cliff. There is parking space available.
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3. Degaldoruwa Temple
4. Ranawana Purana Rajamaha Viharaya
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4.5 based on 69 reviews
Reviewed By isurupremaratne - Gampaha, Sri Lanka
The Ranawana temple in Pilimatalawa is one of the newly constructed temples with built environment. There are number of life size sculptures depicting the life of lord Buddha and other Buddhist historical events. All of them are displayed on the sides of the path which directs to the top of the rock. Since the sculptures are in the natural garden, we feel that it is like walking at the exact place where they happened in the ancient times. At the top of the rock, there is a giant Buddha statue depicts the walking posture, which is the only one of such type. The visit is good for Buddhists as well as travelers who seek different experiences. Path to top of the rock is easy to walk as it doesn't have very steep climbing. Two hours will be enough to spend here. Easy access from Colombo - Kandy main road. There's a large sign board near the railway crossing of Pilimatalawa. Only 1 km away from the main road. If you are coming by public transport, get down from the bus at Pilimatalawa railway crossing. Three wheelers (Taxi) are available. Even you can walk. Good for family trips with kids. Lot of photography scenes are available.
5. Galmaduwa temple kandy
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4.5 based on 44 reviews
The Galmaduwa viharaya is an impressive building of strange architecture. This temple is build by King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe 1742 to 1782(last king in kandy).Temple is 125 years old and mostly build by using Piyo rocks.This is situated in middle of the kalapura village which popular for brasswares.
Reviewed By misskemali - Gampaha, Sri Lanka
A very beautiful and unique temple with a lot of history. Looks more like a 'Kovil', rather than a Buddhist Temple. A must visit in Kandy.
6. Ran Avuda Mandapaya
7. Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
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4.0 based on 11,934 reviews
Sri Dalada Maligawa (Sinhala: ශ්රී දළදා මාළිගාව) or The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex which houses the Relic of the tooth of Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sinhalese kings and is a UNESCO world heritage site partly due to the temple. The temple which houses the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha is one of the holiest shrines in the entire Buddhist world.
Reviewed By Getaway291528 - Bristol, United Kingdom
Fantastic temple and we were lucky enough to have an excellent bespoke guide who was able to explain the history of the Sacred Tooth Relic and all it means to the Sri Lankan Buddhist followers. A definite must to visit and try to plan your visit during one of the thrice daily "prayer" times.
8. Royal Palace of Kandy
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4.0 based on 244 reviews
Reviewed By 83aayeshap - Colombo, Sri Lanka
Once it was a palace, now that palace so proudly holds the scared tooth relic of load Buddha.Be mindful, whenever you visit the temple, you must dressed accordingly otherwise security would not allow to go in. Dress code is long fully covered white dress. Don’t wear caps, hats. Weekend and Poya days are crowded. Within the temple, there are museums, bookstores and souvenir shops can be found.
9. Kandy View Point
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4.0 based on 915 reviews
Reviewed By Summerksa
The birds eye view was nice as it was a clear day could see the lake and the tooth temple was a nice experience
