Historic Suduhumpola Rajamaha Viharaya in Kandy

Historic Suduhumpola Rajamaha Viharaya in Kandy (මහනුවර සුදුහුම්පොළ රජමහා විහාරය)

The historic Suduhumpola Rajamaha Viharaya temple has been built under the patronage of king Keerthi Sri Ranasinghe [1747 – 1781] in 1771 to accommodate the Buddhist monks who came outside of Kandy to participate in Upasampada Vinaya Karma and to facilitate worshiping of the sacred tooth relic of Buddha.

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Historic Udawattakele Sri Rama Viharaya in Kandy - මහනුවර උඩවත්ත කැලේ ශ්‍රී රාම විහාරය

Historic Udawattakele Sri Rama Viharaya in Kandy (මහනුවර උඩවත්ත කැලේ ශ්‍රී රාම විහාරය)

Sri Rama Viharaya is a rather unknown historic temple within the Kandy city limits on a hillock above the Trinity Collage tucked away in Udawattakele and is accessed by a foot path in Udawattakele. Another road leading to the temple is found from Sri Dalada Thapovanaya in Udawattakele Mawatha which passes through the road in front of the Kandy Municipal Council linked to a motorable gravel road.

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World War I Memorial in Kandy

World War I Memorial in Kandy (මහනුවර පළමු ලෝක සංග්‍රාමයේ ස්මාරකය)

In the small square known as Torrington Square (Also known as George R. De Silva Park), near the Kandy clock tower lies a World War I Memorial probably seen by many but not noticed. This 33 feet high granite monument with a cross at the top has been built by the British to commemorate the solders who died during the World War I in 1914.

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