:. Kandy City .:

The last Sinhala kingdom, and the world famous, respected and most significant Tooth Relics are in Kandy, which is a sacred city of our people who are proud and fortunate to breath in the fragrance if this unique city with the population explosion, cectain countries conquered their neighboring nations to gain resources, means and power. They never coutented with what they had. Similarly we came under foreign domination several times and our Sinhala kings displayed courage in defeating them and brought Ceylon administration under one flag. King Vijayas adventure as well as certain arrivals of fadian kings may he so. King Dutugamunu, Walagamba, Mahasen, Parakkramabahu were our stalwarts who brought life and lonour to Sri Lanka. History records of 5 kings who ruled with Kandy as their seat of power, from 1706-1815-BC. All these kings added new wings and features to Kandy. Westerners did not harm the sacred Tooth Relic or any outer environment. City of Kandy was well protected from 1815 to 1948. Since the time of Mr. D.S Senanayake, 1st premier of Sri Lanka up to the present president Chandrika Bandaranayake Kumarathunge, the Kandy city received the fullest respect and assistance and there by preserved its pristine glory.

Kandy is accessible only by three difficult routes, namely Kadugannawa pass-Balakaduwa mountain, pass-Galagedara and Hunnasgiriya, Pass- Udawatta kele/ Kandy was declared a protected forest region in 1938, which earned the name of Senkadagala afterwards.

Kandy has been named as a world heritage city by world organization. Kandy is almost valuable as Delhi- Washinton-Rome but terrorist pointed this noble city and Tooth Relics when it was bombed in 1998 as was parallel to the ruins leveled at Afghanistan. However prompt repairs to the place of Kandy, restored its beauty and stature within about a comple of years.

Beauty of Kandy is reviewed in July, at the Esala Poya festival programme. It resembles almost a haven dusing this season. Kandy is famous exclusives its annual Tooth Relic pageantry, which is a traditional display with its ancient glory, awe and admiration.

Esala procession attracts all Sri Lankans with no caste-creed or religious difference, to Kandy with an influx of westerners and Asians all over the world, Dalada procession and the 4 other processions in Kandy are marked with honour and glamour in Sri Lanka for the last so many years, unprecedented in any other city in the world.

Our ever respect and emulation is due to Ehelepola Kumarihamy, Wariyapola Sumangala Thero, Madduma Bandara, D.S Senanayake who made history in elegant contributions to this city. Kandyan beauties bring real Sri Lankan luster and natural climate of prettiness to Sri Lanka as a whole. City of Kandy stands a valuable and invincible story- serenity and calmness with its friendly climate almost throughout the year.

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sQAhl iwQh`sy @p`@whQ vWr crQwykt ur#mkm| kQyn vWr mq~uEm bN~d`r aqq mhnEvr axWwv n#gW sQtW. qn~w {`wSn~ vhn~@s~ lk~qQvt v#dm kL @h~mm`l` kOmrQy h` qn~w kOmr# a#sQpQy @n`@hl` wvmw~ e~ @qs jWvm`n @ls bl` sQtW. XQY lAk`vt nQqhs lb`qWmt @v@hs vE v`rQy@p`l sEmAgl hQmQ, dW.es~. @s~n`n`yk v#nQ uwOmn~ jWvm`n @ls rFqW sQtQn bv mt q#@n~ . apQ s#mq` ovEn~t @g_rv krmE. wvq qnmn kOl~mw~ krn~n` vE @l`vm pYkt udrt m#NQ@kl` g#nq ap amwk krn~@n~ kOmktq ? @nwt pQYyjnk vE sEn~qr LuEn~ sQtQn~@n~ q mhnEvr bv @b`@h`~ @qn` kQyyQ. @p_d udrt nQL@mvr#n~@gn~q mhnEvr @p`@h`sw~y. e@mn~m vQkt crQwykt ur#mkm| kW an~q@r~q vQsE@vQ mhnEvry.

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