Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of the ancient royal residence Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha.Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a World Heritage Site mainly due to the temple.
Bhikkhus of the two chapters of Malwatte and Asgiriya
conduct daily worship in the inner chamber of the temple. Rituals are performed
three times daily: at dawn, at noon and
in the evenings
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