Malwathu Maha Viharaya (also called Malwatta temple) is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is the headquarters of the Malwatta chapter...

Lake, this temple is believed to be considerably older than the Malwathu Maha Viharaya, the other monastic centre of the Siyam Nikaya. The original buildings...

Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in Bahirawakanda, approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) from the city...

The Mahâ Adigâr (Sinhala: මහා අධිකාරම්) (also known as Adikārama, Adikār) was a Great Officer in the Amātya Mandalaya, or Sinhalese Council of State, in...

the temple and the relic. Bhikkhus of the two particular chapters, the Malwathu chapters and Asgiri chapters, conduct daily worship in the inner chamber...

the Tooth Royal Palace Natha Devale The Kandy House Malwathu Maha Viharaya Asgiri Maha Viharaya Udawattakele Forest Reserve Wales Park Royal Botanic...

this style. Lankathilaka Viharaya Lankathilaka Viharaya Entrance The audience hall of Kandyan Royal Palace Gadaladeniya Viharaya Dagaba Old photo of King's...

of King Kavantissa of Sri Lanka, Mahinda, who was a student of Mahadeva Maha Thera, went to Naga Bhava and took Buddha's right tooth and went to Sri Lanka...

to the British in 1815, the custody of the Relic was handed over to the Maha Sangha (the Buddhist Clergy). In the absence of the king, a chief lay custodian...

poya day in 1753 at the Malwatu Maha Viharaya. King Kirti Sri Rajasinha and his ministers proceeded to Malwatta Viharaya and presented Weliwita Sri Saranankara...

Pilimatalawa Lankatilaka Vihara, Pilimatalawa Malwathu Maha Viharaya, Kandy Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya, Kandy Temple of the Tooth [Sri Dalada Maligawa]...

Sanctuary (Uda Wasala Watta) – a tableau framed by the Maha Wasala. An old photo of the Maha wasala The Maha Maluwa or Great Terrace is an open park area (approximately...

Narendra Sinha of Kandy reigned from (1707–1739). In his reign, the Kandy Maha Dewale was founded in 1731.His wife was a Madurai Nayak Dynasty princess...

Maha Walawwa Kalutara Maha Walauwa Kandawala Waluwa, Ratmalana Kotalawala Walawwa Malwana Walauwa, Walpitamulla, Veyangoda (Dias Bandaranaike) Maha Kappina...

for consecration)" Flag of King Dutugamunu, as depicted in the Dambulla Viharaya cave no.2 Flag of Kotte (1412–1597) Flag of Sitawaka (1521–1594) Standard...

dancer except for the head-dress. This is a graceful dance, also performed in Maha Visnu (Vishnu) and Kataragama Devales temples on ceremonial occasions. The...

the Tooth Royal Palace Natha Devale The Kandy House Malwathu Maha Viharaya Asgiri Maha Viharaya Udawattakele Forest Reserve Wales Park Royal Botanic...

assistance of Kandyan chiefs who remained loyal which included Molligoda Maha Adikaram and Ratwatte Adikaram. Brownrigg soon received reinforcements from...

aristocratic family of the Kandy to Ehelepola Maha Disawe and Ehelepola Kumarihamy. He was the second son of Ehelepola Maha Disawe, the Dissava of Sabaragamuwa...

Divurum Bodhi Viharaya (Sinhala: දිවුරුම් බෝධි විහාරය or Purana Divurum Bodhi Maha Viharaya) is a Theravada Buddhist temple in the Kandy District, Sri...

Perahera Festival; lately the same day, Princess Tsuguko visited the Malwathu Maha Viharaya Monastery in Kandy; on 22 August 2013, she took a helicopter tour...

Sailathalaarama in Wariyapola, now named after him as Sri Sumangala Pirivena Raja Maha Viharaya. In 1815, Sinhalese leaders drew up the Kandyan Convention with the...

the Tooth Royal Palace Natha Devale The Kandy House Malwathu Maha Viharaya Asgiri Maha Viharaya Udawattakele Forest Reserve Wales Park Royal Botanic...

the Tooth Royal Palace Natha Devale The Kandy House Malwathu Maha Viharaya Asgiri Maha Viharaya Udawattakele Forest Reserve Wales Park Royal Botanic...

as chiefs who held the high offices of state such as Adigar, Dissava and MahaLekam which appointments were not hereditary and these individuals could not...

the Tooth Royal Palace Natha Devale The Kandy House Malwathu Maha Viharaya Asgiri Maha Viharaya Udawattakele Forest Reserve Wales Park Royal Botanic...

the Tooth Royal Palace Natha Devale The Kandy House Malwathu Maha Viharaya Asgiri Maha Viharaya Udawattakele Forest Reserve Wales Park Royal Botanic...

the Tooth Royal Palace Natha Devale The Kandy House Malwathu Maha Viharaya Asgiri Maha Viharaya Udawattakele Forest Reserve Wales Park Royal Botanic...

landslide in 2012. The legend says the brahmin brought a sapling of Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi here and planted it in the present site of Natha Devala. It was used...

the Tooth Royal Palace Natha Devale The Kandy House Malwathu Maha Viharaya Asgiri Maha Viharaya Udawattakele Forest Reserve Wales Park Royal Botanic...