Sri Dalada Maligawa -The Temple of the tooth relic
Sri Dalada Maligawa -The Temple of the tooth relic The Temple of the Tooth Relic or Sri Dalada Maligawa, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the palace of the king of the first kingdom of Kandy, where there is a symbol of the tooth of the Buddha. Since ancient times, the memorial has played a very important role in the country's politics because it is believed that anyone who owns this memorial holds the administration of the country. Historically owned by the Sinhalese kings. The temple of the tooth is a World Heritage Site because of the temple and the memorial. Bhikkhus of two special orders, the Malwathu order and the Asgiri order, perform daily worship in a room inside the temple. The services are held three times each day: in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening. On Wednesdays, there is a symbolic bath of celebration with a medicine made from perfumed water and fragrant flowers called Nanumura Mangallaya; this holy water is believed to hav...