Kandy and The Buddha's Tooth

Kandy is the 2nd largest city in Sri Lanka after Colombo. In the center of town lies the Temple of the Tooth, the most important shrine in the country which houses a relic of Buddha’s tooth taken from his funeral in 543BC. The tooth is locked up within 7 caskets in the temple and shown only to the most important visitors. We attended the evening ceremony at 6:30pm but there is also a 9:30am daily ceremony. Vistors come to offer the tooth food and flowers daily. It was magical at night to see all the lights and candles but I’ll be honest the crowds were overwhelming. 

The next day Jackie and I decided to skip the mountain hike due to more driving. We needed a break from the bus! We walked up a winding street to the white Buddha in the hills to see magnificent views of the city followed by a hike in the Kandy forest where there were monkeys galore.