🏯✨ Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa): Kandy’s Holiest Buddhist Shrine 🦷🌸

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Nestled beside **Kandy Lake**, this **17th-century temple** safeguards Sri Lanka’s most sacred relic—**the Buddha’s left canine tooth**. A UNESCO site where *golden caskets, drum ceremonies, and centuries of devotion* collide.

### **🌟 *MUST-SEE HIGHLIGHTS*:**
- **The Golden Relic Chamber:** The tooth sits in **7 nested caskets** (like Russian dolls!) revealed during *puja* (offerings) at **6 AM, 10 AM, and 6 PM**. 🕯️
- **Royal Palace Museum:** Explore **Kandyan-era art**, swords gifted by the British, and the **king’s moonstone throne**. 👑
- **Kandy Esala Perahera (July/Aug):** The **10-night festival** where 100+ elephants parade with fire-dancers and drummers. 🐘🔥

### **💡 *TRAVEL TIPS*:**
- **Dress Modestly:** White clothes preferred; sarongs provided.
- **Go Early:** Beat the **midday tourist rush**—dawn *pujas* are serene.
- **Combined Ticket:** Includes **3 Kandy temples** (~2,000 LKR).

### **📸 *INSTA-WORTHY SPOTS*:**
- **Under the golden-roofed entrance** at golden hour.
- **Silhouetted against the octagonal Patthirippuwa tower**.

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*This temple doesn’t just hold a tooth—it pulses with* millennia of faith. *Whisper a wish.* 🙏

**🚶 *Getting There:* 10-min walk from Kandy Train Station.** *Entry: ~2,000 LKR.*

*P.S. Try *kiri bath* (coconut milk rice) at **Bake House** nearby!* 🍚🥥