There are a lot of tourists, I think the entrance fee is too high, but I really liked the lake nearby. We were enjoying the coolness in the morning when the local monks came up to us and offered to feed themselves and the fish with subsidence. There's an entire pond full of red carp, and a huge monitor lizard is roaming along the shore. You can walk the entire lake in an hour +~. We walked because we were killing time before the visa application center opened.
An incredible palace, a must-visit with a guide!The stunning beauty of the halls, built 400 years ago, very beautiful and touching ceremonies of offering gifts to the Buddha! The main temple of the island🥰
Well, in Lanka, there is little to see in cities other than temples, this complex is more extensive, but if there is an opportunity to see something else, you can not waste time. Unfortunately, there is no cafe with European cuisine on the territory. There is free water, but with a taste, it is better to buy outside the complex. It's convenient that you were allowed to leave your luggage. It is inconvenient that taxi drivers are not allowed closer to the checkpoint, they had to drag far with their luggage. The territory is clean, outside the complex is dirty, near the lake, dirty
A place of worship in Sri Lanka is a complex of temples in the most revered of which a Buddhist relic is kept - the tooth of the Buddha, left after the cremation of Buddha Shakyamuni.
There is a large space, besides the most ancient temple with a relic, there is a museum. The tooth itself can be seen only a few times a year. But the place is very interesting and you can take spectacular photos.
Admission is paid for foreigners. You can make offerings in the form of lotuses - which are sold at the entrance.
I recommend sitting in silence for a while in front of the entrance to the ancient temple. It's soothing.
A wonderful historical place. A palace with relics, monuments of culture, art, etc. is a must-visit in Kandy. It is always filled with a pleasant smell of incense.
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Юля Кривова
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December 15, 2024
A beautiful temple, a very large and beautiful territory. We took a local guide who took us around the temple and briefly told the story of the Buddha.
A historical place of worship in the ancient capital - Kandy. There are a lot of gifts and old images. The most protected Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka.
The most popular place. There are a lot of show-offs, but there is little religion. Money is everywhere. for the entrance, for the rope, for everything. you won't see the Buddha's tooth itself)
To visit, you need to close your knees, I had to buy a rag, go inside barefoot on a hot tile, there is nothing interesting inside. For Buddhists, the place is well-known, the rest have nothing to do. I won't go a second time, and I didn't need the first one either.
Beauty is not ordinary . We rented a car and went on the road. Entrance is paid but not expensive . you can only get into the territory with your legs covered, so wear trousers. There are a lot of museums on the territory, everything is included in the entrance fee.
Of all the temples I visited in Sri Lanka, this one was the most comfortable, perhaps because of the large number of people without shoes, perhaps from the number of flies near the offerings. Although the place is of course great and important from a religious point of view