Kandy - දළදා මාලිගාව -Old Pictures.
Temple of the Tooth Relic
Sri Dalada Maligawa - Kandy
Photograph of the Sri Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Sacred Tooth taken in 1894. Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Sacred Tooth Relics of Lord Buddha.
The tooth relic was brought to Sri Lanka in the 4th century AD from India and as a most sacred object was moved from capital to capital by successive kings until finally enshrined in Kandy by Vimaladharmasuriya (ruled 1592-1604).
The sacred relic is carried in a casket on the back of an elephant during the procession of the Festival of the August Moon, accompanied by traditional dancers and chieftains wearing the dress and regalia of the Kandyan Kings.
The golden casket presented by Burmese to the Temple of the Tooth.
The golden casket presented by the Burmese Pilgrims to the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon.
Sacred Tooth Relics of Lord Buddha
The kandy perahera - an annual buddhist procession
Perahera Procession Kandy Ceylon
Kandy Pera Hera Buddhist Procession
Elephant carrying tribute to the Buddhist temple, Sri Lanka
Procession of the holy relic of the tooth ceylon
View of Sri Dalada Maligawa across the lake
The lake kandy - Nuwara Wewe
Sri Dalada Maligawa - Kandy
Photograph of the Sri Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Sacred Tooth taken in 1894. Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Sacred Tooth Relics of Lord Buddha.
The tooth relic was brought to Sri Lanka in the 4th century AD from India and as a most sacred object was moved from capital to capital by successive kings until finally enshrined in Kandy by Vimaladharmasuriya (ruled 1592-1604).
The sacred relic is carried in a casket on the back of an elephant during the procession of the Festival of the August Moon, accompanied by traditional dancers and chieftains wearing the dress and regalia of the Kandyan Kings.
The golden casket presented by the Burmese Pilgrims to the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon.
Sacred Tooth Relics of Lord Buddha
The kandy perahera - an annual buddhist procession
Perahera Procession Kandy Ceylon
Kandy Pera Hera Buddhist Procession
Elephant carrying tribute to the Buddhist temple, Sri Lanka
Procession of the holy relic of the tooth ceylon
View of Sri Dalada Maligawa across the lake
The lake kandy - Nuwara Wewe
Images from Lankapura.com
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