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- Kandy is located on a plateau surrounded by mountains, about 116 km from Colombo. “Senkadagala” was the last capital of the last remaining kingdom of Sri Lanka from 1592 to 1815. In the colonial period people called this area “Kanda” in Sinhala while foreigners pronouncing this word as “Kandy”, subsequently, the area was named Kandy.
The sacred city of Kandy, the world heritage site, surrounded by mountains hills and its tea plantations, villages of traditional handicraft makers, and high-end resorts favours Kandy as a truly amazing place to visit in Sri Lanka.
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Kandy Lake (Sea of Milk)
Date of Issue : 1966-06-15
Sri Dalada Maligawa
Date of Issue : 2001-04-07
Suspension Bridge - Peradeniya
Date of Issue : 2011-05-27
Dumbara Mats
Date of Issue : 1996-03-13
Stone Carving at Gadaladeniya Temple
Date of Issue : 2015-07-08
Traditional Sesath
Date of Issue : 1996-03-13
Kandy Esala Perahera
Date of Issue : 1984-08-11
Kandy Esala Perahera
Date of Issue : 1984-08-11
Kandy Esala Perahera
Date of Issue : 1984-08-11
Kandy Esala Perahera
Date of Issue : 1984-08-11
Sri Dalada Maligawa
Date of Issue : 1980-08-25
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Kandy Lake (Sea of Milk)
Date of Issue : 1966-06-15
Sri Dalada Maligawa
Date of Issue : 2001-04-07
Suspension Bridge - Peradeniya
Date of Issue : 2011-05-27
Dumbara Mats
Date of Issue : 1996-03-13
Stone Carving at Gadaladeniya Temple
Date of Issue : 2015-07-08
Traditional Sesath
Date of Issue : 1996-03-13
Kandy Esala Perahera
Date of Issue : 1984-08-11
Kandy Esala Perahera
Date of Issue : 1984-08-11
Kandy Esala Perahera
Date of Issue : 1984-08-11
Kandy Esala Perahera
Date of Issue : 1984-08-11
Sri Dalada Maligawa
Date of Issue : 1980-08-25
- Kandy is located on a plateau surrounded by mountains, about 116 km from Colombo. “Senkadagala” was the last capital of the last remaining kingdom of Sri Lanka from 1592 to 1815. In the colonial period people called this area “Kanda” in Sinhala while foreigners pronouncing this word as “Kandy”, subsequently, the area was named Kandy.
The sacred city of Kandy, the world heritage site, surrounded by mountains hills and its tea plantations, villages of traditional handicraft makers, and high-end resorts favours Kandy as a truly amazing place to visit in Sri Lanka.
MOST STRIKING FEATURES
- “Sri Dalada Maligawa” or Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, the most venerated temple in the whole Buddhist world is housed in the Kandy. It is the house for Relic of the Tooth of the Lord Buddha. Dalada Maligawa was nominated as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.
What To See & Do
Loolkandura estate, Kondagala hike
- Loolkandura is located on Delthota – Hewaheta road 31 km south of Kandy....
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Bird watching, Udawatta Kele sanctuary
- Udawatta Kele sanctuary is a wet evergreen forest that contains a great...
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Gadaladeniya, Lankathilaka, Embekke temples
- Gadaladeniya, Lankathilaka, and Embekke tri temples are located about 8 km in...
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Temple paintings, Hindagala temple
- Hindagala temple is located 9 km south of Kandy near Peradeniya University. This temple was...
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Temple paintings, Degaldoruwa temple
Degaldoruwa is a cave temple, located in Amunugama, 7 km...
Read MoreGalmaduwa temple
- Galmaduwa temple is located in the Kundasale area, 9 km east of Kandy. It is a pavilion built...
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Peradeniya botanical garden
- Peradeniya botanical garden, the largest in Sri Lanka was established in 1843...
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The sacred city of Kandy, World heritage site
- The sacred city of Kandy, a cultural world heritage site was...
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'Dumbara Mats', Mat Weavers
- Dumbara mats, a unique Sri Lankan handicraft in the form of a wall hanging...
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Sri Lankan drums
- Sri Lankan drums are mainly produced in Kooragala at Udunuwara divisional...
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Wildlife, Knuckles Mountain Range
- Knuckles mountain range covering 18,512 ha. of central high...
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