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Pages in category "Buddhist temples in Kandy" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy built the Royal Palace of Kandy. The royal palace is situated to the north of the temple. [10] John Pybus, who was on an embassy in 1762, gives a detailed description of the royal palace. [11] Vikramabahu III of Gampola (r. 1356-1374) and Sena Sammatha Wickramabahu of Kandy (r. 1469-1511) built royal palaces on ...
Buddhist temples in Kandy (8 P) C. Churches in Kandy (3 P) Pages in category "Religious buildings and structures in Kandy" This category contains only the following page.
Buddhist temples in Kandy District (1 C, 3 P) C. Churches in Kandy District (1 C) K. Religious buildings and structures in Kandy (2 C, 1 P) This page was ...
Pages in category "Buddhist temples in Kandy District" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
The temple is hollowed out of a large 12.3 m (40 ft) rock outcrop and consists of an elegant rock shelter with two roofed ante chambers in front, the first one a drumming hall and the second an image house, both of which are constructed outside the rock outcrop and topped by wooden roofs, whilst the third chamber, the main shrine room, is cut into the rock itself.
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Asgiri Maha Viharaya (also called Asgiriya temple, Asgiriya Gedige) is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka.It is the headquarters of the Asgiriya chapter of Siyam Nikaya, [3] one of the two Buddhist monasteries that holds the custodianship of sacred tooth relic of Buddha kept in Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.