Temple Offerings For Sale, Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Located in the royal palace complex in capital of the former Kingdom of Kandy, the Buddhist Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic houses a relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a World Heritage Site. Flowers are a typical offering in temples in Sri Lanka.
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Kandy Dancers Performing, In the Central Highlands, Sri Lanka
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Playing with Fire. Dancer in traditional Sri Lankan costume (Kandy region) prepares to fire walk.
The face of Buddha.
A detail from a marble statue of Buddha at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan dancer from the Kandy area, in traditional costume. His dance group performed during a Buddhist ceremony at Ruwanwelisaya (Rathnamali Dagoba) in the ancient, sacred city of Anuradhapura, a Ceylonese political and religious capital that flourished for 1,300 years.
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