The highlight of Kandy would definitely be the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, or Sri Dalada Maligawa. We bought flowers (Rs100) before entering the compound.
Our driver Rohan could not join us. While walking past the gate, a person claimed that Rohan had asked him to guide us. Sigh!. We walked through about 100 metres before reaching the main building. At the temple entrance, another guide claimed that the entrance fee included the service of a guide. Why does such a holy place have such dishonest persons?
Beautifully carved entrance.
Through the entrance and we saw an altar.
The tooth relic was located on the second floor of an old building. In front of the relic, a lot of people were sitting on the floor chanting or praying.
We cannot really see the Tooth Relic, just a shrine.
I laid the flowers in front of the shrine. The whole place was serene.
There was a New Shrine room which it had a contemporary feel to me
Stories of Buddhism hung along the wall. Again, we were approached by a person to pray. Sigh.
Nonetheless, we were happy to visit the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. It was a holy place and we feel good after visiting it.
Next, we attended a 5:30 pm cultural show by Mallawaarachchi. The venue YMBA looked more like a school hall, with basic stage and draping. In terms of standards, it was a mix of experienced and new performers. As a cultural show targeted at tourists, it was entertaining and some good photo opportunities.
After the show proper, the audience was led outside to see fire walking and some fire-dance. Overall, I think it is still worth a visit as there aren’t many things to do in late afternoon. The ticket price (Rs500) is reasonable.
We wanted to try out restaurants outside the hotel, especially the no-so-good food at Senani Restaurant in the afternoon. Rohan recommended us to eat at Dinemor, a fast-food kind of eatery. We ordered Middle Eastern food sharwana and also burger. The food was tasty, no complaints. On the ground floor, there was a supermarket and I bought energy drink for my Adam’s Peak climb.
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