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Kandy The Hill Capital may be some distance from Deer Park Hotel, but what you can do is to stop by for half a day on your way back to Colombo for your flight home. As the last major capital of the Sinhala kings, Kandy is definitely a place not to be missed if you want your Sri Lanka trip to be complete. If you have no time for anything else, at least visit the Dalada Maligawa, or Temple of the Tooth, where the sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha is housed. The tooth was brought to Sri Lanka in the 4th Century A.D., hidden in a princess' hair. Since then it has changed homes several times, and was relocated to Kandy in 1590 where it has stayed to this day. Other places of interest include the Royal Botanical Gardens, which are flanked by Mahaweli, the longest river of Sri Lanka, and used to be the Royal Pleasure Gardens of the Kandyan Kings. Then there is the King's Palace, an important stronghold of Kandy's last ruler, Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe, and Ul-Pan-Ge or the Queen's Bath. Kandy Lake is the setting of Kandy Esala Perahera (the "Festival of the August Moon"), which takes place every July or August and is the most spectacular celebration in the country. It's an event not to be missed! |
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