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Kandy (Sinhala: මහනුවර Mahanuwara, pronounced ⓘ [mahanuʋərə]; Tamil: கண்டி Kandy, pronounced ⓘ) is a major city located in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy from 1469 to 1818, under the Kingdom of Kandy . [ 1 ]
Kandy District (Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. [2] Its area is 1,940 km 2 (750 sq mi).
Kandy Gangawata Korale Kalaimagal Tamil Maha Vidyalayam, Kandy 1C 194 Kandy Gangawata Korale Sivananda Tamil Maha Vidyalayam, Kandy 1C 165 Kandy Gangawata Korale Vivekanandha College, Kandy 1C 460 Kandy Patha Hewaheta Etulgama Maha Vidyalaya, Etulgama 1C 318 Kandy Patha Hewaheta Badrawathi Maha Vidyalaya, Galaha 1C 430 Kandy Patha Hewaheta
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 ...
Peradeniya (Sinhala: පේරාදෙණිය, romanized: Pēradeniya; Tamil: பேராதனை, romanized: Pērātaṉai) is a suburb of the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka with about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the A1 main road, a few kilometres west of Kandy city centre. Peradeniya's name is derived from pera and deniya (a plain).
The Nayakkar-led dynasty of Kandy was the last dynasty of the island before being fully colonized by the British Crown in 1815. [12] The flag of the Kandy Nayaks based on the ancient Sinhala flags, a yellow lion holding a sword against a red background, is the main feature of the current Sri Lankan flag. [13] [14]
The Mahanuwara Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (58.2%), a significant Moor population (23.6%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (15.3%). In comparison, the Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Mahanuwara Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.6%) and a significant Moor population (10.9%) [2]
The Kandy Esala Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historical procession is held annually to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. A unique symbol of Sri Lanka, the ...