


Welcome !
This is the official website of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy. A UNESCO World Heritage.
Welcome !
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 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 which is venerated by thousands of local & foreign devotees and tourists daily was named as a world heritage by UNESCO in 1988.
The temple which carries a lot of value to Buddhists all over the world also has immense cultural value. The architecture is of unique Kandyan architectural style with a combination of the unique style used to build “Dalada Mandira” the shrines which housed the Sacred Tooth Relic previously in other kingdoms.
The temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is built in the city of Kandy near the ancient Royal Palace which is situated to the North of the temple and the forest reserve called “Udawaththa Kelaya” to the East. The famous Kandy Lake also known as “Kiri Muhuda” to the South and “Natha & Paththini Devala” on the West. The temple is adorned with intricate carvings using gold, silver, bronze, and ivory. Read more…
This post is also available in: සිංහල (Sinhala)
Copyright By Media Bureau of Sri Dalada Maligawa © 2021
When you are visiting Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of The Sacred Tooth Relic) Please adhere to the Corona Virus prevention measures instructed by the health authorities. Wash your hands, wear a face mask, and maintain one meter distance always with discipline. Once the worshiping is over please be kind enough to exit without unnecessary loitering.
Blessings of the Sacred Tooth Relic!
ශ්රී දන්ත ධාතූන් වහන්සේ වැඳ පුදා ගැනීම සඳහා ශ්රී දළදා මාලිගාවට ඇතුල්වීමේ දී, ඔබ සහ ඔබ සමග පැමිණෙන සියළු දෙනා, කොරෝනා රෝග නිරෝධායනය සම්බන්ධයෙන් සෞඛ්ය අංශ පනවා ඇති නීති රීති වලට අනුගතව
දෑත් සෝදාගෙන මුව ආවරණ පැළඳගෙන මීටරයක දුර පරතරය ආරක්ෂා කොටගෙන සංවරව හා සන්සුන්ව දළදා වහන්සේ වැඳ පුදාගෙන අනවශ්ය ලෙස ප්රමාද නොවී මාලිගා පරිශ්රයෙන් පිටවන මාර්ගයෙන් පිටවීමට කාරුණික වන්න.ඔබ සැමට දළදා සමිඳු රැකවරණයි!