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Kandy

Kandy Lake...
Kandy Lake...
...created in 1807 by Sri Wickrama Rajasinha...
...created in 1807 by Sri Wickrama Rajasinha...
...the last ruler of the kingdom of Kandy
...the last ruler of the kingdom of Kandy
Queen's Bath
Queen's Bath
Queen's Bath
Queen's Bath
Queen's Bath
Queen's Bath
Fish near the bathhouse
Fish near the bathhouse
We walk all around the lake
We walk all around the lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Unusual features...
Unusual features...
...on these birds
...on these birds
View towards the lake and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
View towards the lake and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
View to the Queen's Bathhouse
View to the Queen's Bathhouse
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Central island used for the king's harem
Central island used for the king's harem
Cormorant
Cormorant
Queens Hotel
Queens Hotel
Malwatte Maha Vihara
Malwatte Maha Vihara
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Cultural Show - ceremonial drummers
Cultural Show - ceremonial drummers
Puja Natuma - offerings of their dancing skills to the Guardian Deities
Puja Natuma - offerings of their dancing skills to the Guardian Deities
Spinning 'plates'
Spinning 'plates'
Spinning 'plates'
Spinning 'plates'
Naga Gurulu
Naga Gurulu
Naga Gurulu
Naga Gurulu
Ves Natuma - 64 ornaments complete the dress, symbolising rays of the sun
Ves Natuma - 64 ornaments complete the dress, symbolising rays of the sun
Comedy pair
Comedy pair
Ves Natuma dancers
Ves Natuma dancers
The ensemble
The ensemble
The ensemble
The ensemble
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
The Octagon
The Octagon
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Puja - drummers playing
Puja - drummers playing
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Friday crowds to give their offerings
Friday crowds to give their offerings
We go up the stairs to reach the central room of the shrine
We go up the stairs to reach the central room of the shrine
Offerings
Offerings
We approach the central shrine, we see the golden casket that holds the sacred tooth (no photos)
We approach the central shrine, we see the golden casket that holds the sacred tooth (no photos)
They close the doors to the shrine
They close the doors to the shrine
Offerings
Offerings
The shrine is flanked by elephant tusks
The shrine is flanked by elephant tusks
A picture of the golden casket (a series of six dagobas of diminishing size)
A picture of the golden casket (a series of six dagobas of diminishing size)
Pallemale Viharaya
Pallemale Viharaya
People pass through this...
People pass through this...
...beautifully...
...beautifully...
...painted...
...painted...
...room...
...room...
...on their way to give their offerings
...on their way to give their offerings
Ornate door
Ornate door
Carving around a door
Carving around a door
Natha Devale
Natha Devale
Natha Devale
Natha Devale
Natha Devale
Natha Devale
Bodhi tree
Bodhi tree
Natha Devale
Natha Devale
Natha Devale
Natha Devale
St Paul's Church
St Paul's Church