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The most iconic and miracle of a place when you look in to Sri Lankan culture and Buddhism. Temple of the tooth relic is a must when you visit Sri Lanka.
All visitors are searched, males and females in separate cubicles, before entering the park in front of the temple. Before entering the temple, itself all visitors are obliged to remove their shoes, which can be deposited for safekeeping, and retrieved on payment of a tip. The main shrine is one floor up and its doors are opened during puja (offering) times (06.30, und 18.00 daily) when the casket containing the sacred tooth is visible. The tooth is an object of veneration to Buddhists, and of curiosity to visitors. Tradition states that it was taken from the ashes after the cremation of Gauthama Buddha at Kusinara in India in 543BC, eventually being brought to Sri Lanka in the 4th century, hidden in the hair of a princess from Orissa. It was lodged in many places, as a symbol of nationhood, until coming to rest in in 1592 when the king at the time, Wimala Dharma Suriya I (1591-1604).
All visitors entering the Sri Daladha Maligawa sacred area are kindly requested to refrain from wearing headdresses, mini-skirts, short trousers, sleeveless jackets, so to maintain the sanctity of the holy place.
Kandy