Spice Garden
23 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
This was very interesting learning about various spice plants and their medicinal benefits. I even had a leg massage using an oil derived from Red Pineapple to see if it would remove my knee pain from Czytaj więcej
Fruit Stop
23 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Jack Fruit and Mangosteen where today's fruit selection.
Sri Muthumariamman Temple
23 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Sri Muthumariamman Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Matale. The temple is dedicated to Mariamman who is the goddess of rain and fertility. It is also known as Arulmigu Sri Muthumari Amman Kovil. Czytaj więcej
Queens Hotel Kandy
23 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
The Queen’s Hotel stands as one of the most iconic landmarks connected to Kandy’s heritage, with a history shaped by royal, colonial, and hospitality traditions. Its origins date back to the early Czytaj więcej
Queens Hotel
23 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We have booked this Hotel to view the Perahera Parade. The Hotel is quite old but majestic and appears to be in a great place to view the Parade.
Just after we checked into the room, we had a police Czytaj więcej
Queens Hotel Foyer
23 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
The Busy Streets of Kandy
23 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
The footpaths are quite full of people already at 2.30pm. The parade starts 6.45pm.
Setting up the Foyer
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If you do not have a balcony, the Hotel has chairs set up inside and outside for guests to view the parade.
Dinner
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Dinner is a set buffet, quite a lot for us to eat.
Crowds Increasing
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Quite a large police presence and lots of people.
Esala Perahera
23 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
The Kandy Esala Perahera, also known as The Festival of the Tooth, is an annual religious and cultural festival held in the months of July and August. This historic procession is conducted to pay Czytaj więcej
Esala Perahera
23 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Esala Perahera
23 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
The Parade went for 3.5 hours.
The Parade was incredible. Our position was great, maybe a little further up the street would have better, but we saw everything.
Temple of the Tooth
24 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a world renowned place of worship, where the left Canine tooth of Gautama Buddha is enshrined. The temple was named as a world heritage by UNESCO in 1988.
The Czytaj więcej
Sacred Tooth Relic
24 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
The relic which s the left canine of Buddha resides in the Temple of the Tooth which was constructed in the 16th century. The relic is enshrined in a golden casket, and its display forms the focus of Czytaj więcej
History and View of Kandy
24 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Kandy, founded in 1476 by King Wickramabahu, grew from a semi‑independent territory under Kotte into a strong, fully independent kingdom protected by its mountainous terrain. It resisted foreign Czytaj więcej
Bahirawakanda Buddha
24 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Constructed in 1972, the Bahirawakanda Buddha statue stands at a height of 27m, making it one of the tallest Buddha effigies in the country.
Spa Ceylon Store
24 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We went for a short walk through the crowds to look for souvenirs. We came across a lovely store. It is similar to Body Shop.
Walking the streets
24 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
It is so busy that it is difficult walking around so we only walked a few blocks from the Hotel.
Souvenir Shopping
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The Crowd
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Over 100,000 attend each daily procession. Many of the attendees drive to Kandy for the day which is why they find a suitable place to sit until the parade starts.
Afternoon Drinks
24 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
We had mocktails as no alcohol is being served for religious reasons
Esala Perahera
24 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Our second viewing of the Parade. Whilst it was the same as the previous night, the parade now went straight down the street. This allowed us a slightly better view. Also having the monks seated Czytaj więcej
Esala Perahera
24 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Our whole holiday was planned around this festival and my birthday. We are looking forward to our second viewing from our balcony overlooking this magnificent celebration.
Goodbye Kandy
25 sierpnia, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Queens Hotel was the best location for Eslea Perahera even though walking the street was difficult due to the crowds, it is so noisy the traffic starts around 4am.
Today we will be driving to Nuwara Czytaj więcej