Scenes at the Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

A water cistern of stone donated to the Maligawa,

The 'Audience Hall of the former Kings of Kandy.

Wetting the flowers to be used as offerings.

Bell and water bowl made of brass.

The Audience Hall was where the articles of the agreement by the Kandyan Chiefs with the conquering British was signed. It was later used as the venue of the Supreme Courts.

'Dhaana Salaawa' - Alms-giving hall, Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Row of statues of Lord Buddha.

More statues.

Paintings depicting the landmarks in the life of Lord Buddha.

The size of the hall.

This hall adjoins the building housing the Sacred Tooth Relic and is used in the alms-giving ceremony to the Buddhist monks. It is filled with statues of Lord Buddha. Note the 'inverted lotus' design on the supporting columns. There are pictures depicting landmarks in the life of the Buddha lining the walls.

Artifacts inside the Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka

"Gajasingha' -  Mythical Lion with an elephant's face - Strength and wisdom.

A mythical animal

Design on pillar 

The door lock

Quite a lot of works on the stone pillars are presumably from the early part of the 19th Century PE when the Maligawa was constructed. They could be even earlier.

Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Scene outside the Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.

Inside the Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.

The Dalada Maligawa, repository of the sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha has a lot of attraction to Buddhists and non Buddhists.

Embakka Dewala, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The 'store-room' of the temple.

An old 'Ambalama' - resting hall for pigrims, in ruins. Note the granite supporting pillars.

An 'Ambalama' still in use.