Kandy

Sri Dalada Maligawa / Temple of the Tooth Relic is one of the most sacred places of devotion in the Buddhist world, where the tooth of Lord Buddha is housed in a well-preserved golden casket. UNESCO designated Temple of the Tooth Relic as a world historic site in 1988. The Tooth Festival, also known as Esala Perahara (Sri Dalada Perahara) is a spectacular tourist attraction held every year in July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Temple of the Tooth Relic

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Pinnawala Elephant Opernage / Temple Of the Tooth Relic Kandy / White Water Rafting Kitulgala / Galle City Tour / Visit to a Tea Plantaion

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Beautiful Sri Lanka

Pinnawala Elephant Opernage / Temple Of the Tooth Relic Kandy / Nuwara Eliya / Ella / Jeep safari in Yala / Galle city tour / Optional Whale watching Tour

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Ancient Sri Lanka

Ancient City of Anuradhapura / Ancient City of Polonnaruwa / Mihinthale Rock  / Lion Rock Sigiriya / Temple of the Tooth Relic / Ambakke Devalaya