Embekka Dewale, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The audience hall which has lovely wood-work panels on the supporting pillars. 

The 'Wee-bissa' - a large receptacle to contain paddy harvested from the paddy fields belonging to the temple.

Note how the paddy receptacle, made of clay on a bamboo frame-work,  is elevated from the ground to allow circulation of air and to prevent the encroachment of white-ants.

Embekka Dewala, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Embekka

The entrance to the premises

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Lankathilaka Vihara, Kandy, Sri Lanka

A resting room

Granite pillars of the room

The hall of the 'Dalada Maligawa', Kandy

The much venerated repository of the Tooth-Relic of Lord Buddha, the Dalada Maligawa at Kandy, Sri Lanka, draws a regular stream of devotees. This picture is of the hall in front of the site where the Relic is enshrined.

'Dalada Maligawa', Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The 'Dewa Sannhidhana' - courtyard in front of the 'Dalada Maligawa', with a temporary tent put in place for a State function for Wesak day celebrations. The 'Paththiruppuwa' is behind the tent.

The entrance gate to the 'Dalada Maligawa'

A view from the 'Paththiruppuwa' - the premises of the 'Natha Dewala'

The moat in front of the 'Dalada Maligawa'

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_annotate?v=r7ZGg1xtPIU

Kandy town, Sri Lanka post-Wesak, 2012.

Queens Hotel

Old Walkers

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http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_annotate?v=3o4r-3ZfxhA

Lawn on the left side of the Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Inside the 'Dalada Maligawa'.

The curtained area of the ground floor above which the chamber containing the Sacred Tooth Relic is enshrined at Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Old Court premises, Kandy.

Just behind the 'Audiance Hall' in the old Palace in Kandy is the old Court building. The Magistrate's Courts was held here for a long time till it was shifted out to the New Courts Complex on the new Gopallawa Mawathe, close to Getambe..

Raja of Dala Maligawa fame.

'Raja' the Dalada Maligawa tusker was captured in Eravur, in the East of Sri Lanka, by a Muslim ,'Meera Lebbey Panikkaththaan', in the 1920s. He was given to the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy. He ran away to the 'Pankkaththaan's' home in Eravur after a few days but was brought back. Raja had the honour of carrying the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha till 1985 when he died. The Rs.1000/- currency note of Sri Lanka, had a picture of Raja and the 'Panikkaththaan. The dead Raja was stuffed after curing and is on display in a special room at the Dalada Maligawa. I took a piucture of this a few days back. The second picture shows in a smaller scale, the adornments worn by Raja during the Dalada Perahera, when he carried a replica of the Tooth Relic.

Getambe, Sri Lanka.

The terrace bordering the Mahawely Ganga, adjoining the Royal Botanical Gardens, at Getambe Pansala, Kandy. This place attracts crowds of visitors on Full Moon days. It is a very scenic site.

Looking over a roof of the 'Dalada Maligawa', Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.

The bottom part of the repository of the "tooth Relic' at the Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.

Moat in front of the Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The entrance to the 'Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka, has a moat with fish and tortoises swimming in it. It has a sense of serenity accentuated by the architectural design of the wall of the moat. I tried to convey that sense in this photograph.

"The Audience Hall, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The 'Audience Hall' of the last Kings of the Kandyan Kingdom, is situated just behind the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy. It is a beautiful building built in the Kandyan Architectural tradition. The space inside is open and airy. A few years back the Supreme court sessions were held there.

Cherry blossoms in front of the Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The violet-pink cherry blossoms seen with a background of a blue sky, and the pink carpet of wilted flowers on the ground make a beautiful sight. This photo was taken in front of the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka a few days back by me.

Steam road-roller with road plough.

A sunny day on Kandy lake, Sri Lanka.

Queens bath house, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Photo taken on 11/11/2009 on a Fuji Finepix digital camera with a 10X zoom using a UV filter.

'Arthur's seat' view of the Dalada Maligawa and Lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka.