Sri Dalada Maligawa -Kandy

The Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a temple in the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka. It was built within the royal palace complex which houses the only surviving relic of Buddha, a tooth, which is venerated by Buddhists. The relic has played an important role in the local politics since ancient times and it’s believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country, which caused the ancient kings to protect it with great effort. Kandy was the capital of the Sinhalese Kings from 1592 to 1815, fortified by the terrain of the mountains which was difficult to approach. The city is a world heritage site declared by UNESCO, partly due to the temple.

Monks of the two chapters of Malwatte and Asgiriya conduct daily ritual worship in the inner chamber of the temple, in annual rotation. They conduct these services three times a day: at dawn, at noon and in the evening.

On Wednesdays there is a symbolic bathing (Nanumura Mangallaya) of the Sacred Relic with a herbal preparation made from scented water and fragrant flowers.

This heavenly water is accepted to contain mending controls and is circulated among lovers who are available. 

The Esala Perahera in Kandy is one of the most seasoned and most amazing of every single Buddhist celebration, including artists, performers, artists, fire-breathers, throngs of enthusiasts and sumptuously beautified elephants This is in Esala (July or August), which is a month that is accepted to remember the primary educating by Buddha after he accomplished edification. The Kandy Esala Perahera goes on for ten days while the Sinhalese expression "perahera" implies a parade of artists, artists, artists, stunt-devils and different entertainers joined by countless Tuskers and different elephants parading the lanes in festivity of a religious occasion.