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Kandy at AllExperts (998 words) |
 | Kandy (ම෠නà·"à·à¶» in Sinhala à®à®£à¯à®à®¿ in Tamil) is a city in the centre of Sri Lanka. |
| The monumental ensemble of Kandy is an example of construction that associates the Royal Palace and the Temple of the Tooth. |
| Kandy is also popular because of the annual festival known as the "Esala Maha Perahera" in which the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession through the streets of the city. |
| Kandy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1222 words) |
| Kandy preserved its independence until it finally fell to the British in 1815 due to a Radala chieftains' conspiracy with the British. |
| As the capital, Kandy had become home to the relic of the tooth of the Buddha which symbolises a 4th-century tradition that used to be linked to royalty since the protector of the relic was seen fit to rule the land. |
| Kandy is also popular because of the annual festival known as the Esala Perahera in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession through the streets of the city. |
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