Sri Dalada Maligawa

Sri Dalada Maligawa

Type-Buddhist Temple
Location-Kandy, Sri Lanka
Developed-1592-1604


Kandy has been the capital of the Sinhalese Kings from 1592 to 1815. Fortified by a landscape of mountains and the difficult approach Kandy handled to operate in independence from Dutch, Portuguese and the English till 1815. The city is a world heritage site reported by UNESCO, in part due to this temple.

Sri dalada maligawa

                   The Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, the temple which houses the Sacred Tooth Relic of The Buddha, is possibly the most sacred Buddhist shrine in the world. It is venerated not only by Buddhists in Sri Lanka but by Buddhists all over the world.














                         Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a World Heritage Site mainly due to the temple.

Bhikkhus of the two chapters of Malwatte and Asgiriya conduct daily worship in the inner chamber of the temple. Rituals are performed three times daily: at dawn, at noon and in the evenings. On Wednesdays there is a symbolic bathing of the relic with an herbal preparation made from scented water and fragrant flowers called Nanumura Mangallaya. This holy water is believed to contain healing powers and is distributed among those present.