At the Temple of the Tooth Relic, Kandy
A sketch of an ornate entrance at the temple of the sacred tooth relic, Kandy .
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At the temple of the sacred tooth relic, Kandy, Sri Lanka
At the temple of the tooth relic, Kandy, Sri Lanka A sketch of one of the beautiful ladies outside the Sri Dalida Maligawa (The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic) in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Dressed all in white, many of these women bought flowers from the vendors outside. The Buddhists in Sri Lanka wear white to holy sites and the whole complex looks beautiful as families dressed in white visit to pay their respects and pray. Expecting women and women with babies throng inside, apart from regular visitors - I read somewhere that it could be the baby's first visit to the temple, and part of a Buddhist initiation ceremony. The women catch the eye in their white clothes - some of them have elegant flounces and frills. It's a lovely temple, definitely worth the visit. All my Sri Lanka posts - Kandyan Dance in Kandy, Sri Lanka In Beruwala, Sri Lanka The Tunnel of Trees on Madu river, Sri Lanka Galle Clock Tower in Sri Lanka Madu River, Sr...