Qualla: Kandy https://qualla.com/kandy en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:05 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/t/c/3/3/kandy-wk/hero-small.webp Qualla: Kandy https://qualla.com/kandy Kandy: Introduction https://qualla.com/kandy/ Photo credit Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Kandy is Sri Lanka's spiritual heart, the hill city of 125,000 where the Temple of the Tooth houses what Buddhists believe is the Buddha's tooth relic and where the last Sinhalese kingdom held out until 1815. The city that the lake anchors and the hills embrace, where the Esala Perahera procession draws crowds each August - Kandy is where Sri Lankan Buddhism and Sinhalese culture concentrate, the pilgrimage destination that every Buddhist Sri Lankan visits.

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/c/3/3/kandy-wk/tc33-kandy-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Kandy: The Temple of the Tooth https://qualla.com/kandy/ Photo credit A.Savin, FAL. The Temple of the Tooth is Sri Lanka's most sacred site, the temple complex where the tooth relic of the Buddha has been enshrined since the 16th century. The temple that pilgrims fill daily, that ceremonies honor, that the tooth relic makes Buddhism's most important site in Sri ...

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/c/3/3/kandy-wk/tc33-kandy-the-temple-of-the-tooth.mp3 0:06 2 full Kandy: The Lake https://qualla.com/kandy/ Photo credit Pb abeya, CC BY-SA 4.0. Kandy's lake is what the last king created, the artificial body of water that anchors the city center and that provides the peaceful setting the temple overlooks. The lake that strollers circle, that the Temple of the Tooth reflects in, that defines Kandy's geography. The lake i...

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/c/3/3/kandy-wk/tc33-kandy-the-lake.mp3 0:06 3 full Kandy: The Perahera https://qualla.com/kandy/ Photo credit Danuja Jayasuriya, CC BY-SA 4.0. The Esala Perahera is Kandy's great spectacle, the ten-day procession each August when the tooth relic is paraded on elephants through streets that crowds line. The perahera that is Sri Lanka's most famous festival, that dancers and drummers and elephants make unforgettable - the...

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/c/3/3/kandy-wk/tc33-kandy-the-perahera.mp3 0:06 4 full Kandy: The Last Kingdom https://qualla.com/kandy/ Photo credit AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0. Kandy was the last Sinhalese kingdom, the highland state that resisted Portuguese and Dutch until the British finally conquered it in 1815. The kingdom whose palace ruins remain, whose independence lasted longest, whose fall ended Sinhalese self-rule until 1948. The kingdom's hi...

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/c/3/3/kandy-wk/tc33-kandy-the-last-kingdom.mp3 0:06 5 full Kandy: The Hills https://qualla.com/kandy/ Photo credit Ford prefect reporter, CC BY-SA 3.0. Kandy's hills are what the climate creates, the elevation that makes the city cooler than the coast, that tea plantations cover beyond the city. The hills that the train from Colombo climbs through what's called the world's most scenic rail journey - the hills are Kandy's setting...

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