The city of Candy is the former capital of Sri Lanka, is 115 km from Colombo and listed by UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in a mountain range, at an altitude of 500 m above sea level.
Candy is one of the main pilgrimage of Buddhists.
In the center of the city there is an artificial lake - the creation of the last king of Kandy. On the shore of the lake is the sacred Sri Dalad Maligava Temple (Temple tooth Buddha) - the main temple of the country. Before entering the temple, as a rule, you need to buy flames of magnolia, water lilies or lotuses. Lotus - Buddhism symbol. In the service hours you can observe religious rituals. In the temple several halls. The hall of the beautiful view is a place where the Buddha tooth is. Tooth is not ridiculous, he is hidden in seven strands. He is only carried out once a year, on the night of the full moon. A few years ago, Islamists committed a terrorist attack, but the tooth remained unharmed. In addition, there are some more: the temple library, the hall with the statues of the Buddha, which was brought from different countries of the world. In the same room, you can see the posted paintings, which show the main plots of the life of the Buddha.
On the hill, north of the temple is located Forest boobs - Protlatatela. This is a reserve, in whose territory you can see a wide variety of plants: cacti, lianas, various trees and shrubs.
Five kilometers from Kandy is the Royal Botanical Garden in Perangen - the largest and best garden on the territory of Ceylon. Walking on the alleys can be found in the zone of vintage deciduous trees. There is a massive tree, which is called the elephant leg. According to the legend, so that in his personal life was happiness, it needs to be hug.
Ficus Benjamin is the main dignity of the garden.
The tree is 140 years old, the branches grow to the sides, and not up. Crown diameter - 55 m.
"Drunk Christmas trees" - here their whole alley, they grow not straight, and somehow. And here there are many varieties of bamboo, royal palm trees, coconuts, various ficuses, sarades, a large number of colors, and of course - a greenhouse with orchids.
Temple Lancatilak On the rock of Panhangala. From this cliff offers a beautiful view. In the temple you can see the statue of the Buddha, as well as the vintage drawings and patterns carved in the rock.
In the evening in Kandy worth seeing Dance view : National costumes of Lankans, their movements and rhythms, dancing on hot coals - amazing, colorful show.
In general, Candy is a city unique in beauty. And to see all the most interesting, you need to spend not one day. I want to say that the time spent here is remembered for life.