SARISARA

Temple of the Tooth

Sri Dalada Maligawa or the temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy sri lanka. its located in the royal palace complex of the Kingdom of kandy in central Districts. which houses the relic of the tooth of the buddha. since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the governance of the country. kandy was the last capital of the sri lanka kings and is a world heritage site mainly due to the temple. Dalada Maligawa is annual held in a Kandy Esala Perahera. it will be held in month of Esala (july).Dalada Maligawa has a Museum of Raja Elephant.Dalada Maligawa is Sacred place in sri lanka. Bhikkhus of the two chapters of Malwatte and Asgiriya conduct daily worship in the inner chamber of the temple. Rituals are performed three times daily: at dawn, at noon and in the evenings. On Wednesdays there is a symbolic bathing of the relic with an herbal preparation made from scented water and fragrant flowers calledNanumura Mangallaya. This holy water is believed to contain healing powers and is distributed among those present.

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Kandy Esala Perahera.

The month of Esala (July), during which period this annual pageant is usually held, had been considered a month of celebrations and festivity, both among Indians and Sri Lankans. Even from the lifetime of the Buddha in the 6th century BC, the Esala festival was held to commemorate the Buddha's Conception, his Renunciation and the First Sermon. Esala is also considered to be the beginning of the raining season (Vassana) when the monks commence their Retreat. Also, this month is considered to be the period when ritual performances to the protective divinities are held, (eg Pattini puja) as recorded in the text 'Pattini-Halla'.

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Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara

The Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara or Kelaniya Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, seven miles from Colombo.The Kelaniy Temple situated at kelaniya in Gampaha District .The Chief Incumbent is venerable professor kollupitiye mahinda sangharakkhitha there.

Buddhists believe the temple to have been hallowed during the third and final visit of the Lord Buddha to Sri Lanka, eight years after gaining enlightenment. Its history would thus go back to before 500 BCE.

The Mahawansa records that the original Stupa at Kelaniya enshrined a gem-studded throne on which the Buddha sat and preached.

The temple flourished during the Kotte era but much of its land was confiscated during the Portuguese empire. Under the Dutch empire, however, there were new gifts of land and under the patronage of King Kirthi Sri Rajasingha the temple was rebuilt. It was refurbished in the first half of the 20th century with the help of Helena Wijewardana.

The temple is also famous for its image of the reclining Gautama Buddha and paintings by the native artist Solias Mendis which depict important events in the life of the Buddha, in the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, also incidents from theJataka tales. It is the venue for the Duruthu Maha Perehera procession each January. An 18-foot stone statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara has been erected at the temple.

The Stupa (Dgeba) at Kelniy Temple.

The Dageba or the stupa at kelani viharaya is called by the names 'kalyani chaithyaya' and 'kelani seya'. Embedded inside the stupa is the gem studded chair or the carpet that lord Buddha made the sermons sitting on,the followers during the third visit of the lord buddha. This dageba had been renovated several times by kings uttiya,yatalatissa and the parakramabahu IX.This has been built at the place where the lord Buddha and the arahath bikkus had stayed.

The Bo Tree at Kelniy Temple.

The upper terrace is accessible from four sides of the lower terrace area through flights of steps.The upper terrace have the image hose,dageb and the Bo tree witch other buildings.

The Buddha House at Kelniy Temple.

There are four sections in the kelaniya tempke building.They are called 'Raja Pilima Ge' or the king house' Oth pilima ge' or the Reclined buddha house, 'Aluth Vihara ge' or the new temple house and the Ran pilima Ge.The kandyan building are housed in two chambers and in good condition.

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Bopath Ella Falls.

Bopath Ella (Sinhala: බෝපත් ඇල්ල) is a waterfall situated in the Ratnapura District of Sri Lanka. It hasa shape very similar to the leaf of the Sacred fig or"Bo" tree, which has earned it this name. The waterfall is a major tourist attraction in the country. Local myths say that it is haunted and that it hides a treasure trove.The name "Bopath Ella" has been given to the waterfall because of its shape. The water flows through a narrow gap in the rocks and then widens, forming the shape of a leaf of a "Bo" tree which is the Sinhalesename for sacred fig (Ficus religiosa). "Path" means leaves of a tree and "Ella" means waterfall. Virgin forests with a rich biodiversity surround the waterfall.

Bopath Ella is 30 metres (98 ft) high. It is formed from the Kuru Ganga, which is a tributary of the Kalu Ganga. Its mean rate of flow is 6 square metres (65 sq ft) per second, and its catchment area receives an average rainfall of 5,080 millimetres (200 in) annually. Water from the falls is used for paddy cultivation. Bopath Ella is also the most comprehensively studied waterfall in the country.

Bopath Ella is a major tourist attraction in Sri Lanka, since it is not far from the capital, Colombo, and is easily accessible. There have been unsuccessful attempts to use the waterfall to generate hydroelectricity.The path to the waterfall is lined with a number of shops and stalls, and it is somewhat polluted because of this commercialization.