• This is the official website of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy. A UNESCO World Heritage. A Brief History of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
  • The Tooth Relic was brought to Sri Lanka in the 4th century AD and was kept in various temples across the island and eventually kept at this Temple of the Tooth.
  • Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa): Located in the cultural capital of Kandy, the Temple of the Tooth Relic is one of Sri Lanka’s most sacred sites.
  • The Temple of the Tooth, known as Sri Dalada Maligawa in Sinhala, is a highly revered Buddhist temple located in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka.
  • One noteworthy temple in Sri Lanka is the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy. The temple is home to the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha.
  • Many years later, following Buddha’s passing away, an Indian Princess named Hemamala has brought the tooth relic to Sri Lanka. The temple complex is...
  • Its present house, the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Dālada Māligāwa) in Kandy, Sri Lanka is considered the foremost sacred place of worship in the Buddhist world.
  • The Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa) is in the center of the cityand was originally built by the Kandyan Kings between 1687 and 1707, in order to...
  • Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) is believed to house the left upper canine tooth of the Lord Buddha himself.
  • Arguably the main tourist draw to Kandy, the Temple of the Tooth, or Sri Dalada Maligawa, holds the relic of the tooth of the Buddha, making it one of the...