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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 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
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).
The Central Province (Sinhala: මධ්යම පළාත Madhyama Paḷāta, Tamil: மத்திய மாகாணம் Maddiya Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The province has an area of 5,674 km 2 and a population of 2,421,148, making it the 2nd most populated province. The city of Kandy stands as its ...
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 ...
The Royal Palace of Kandy (Sinhala: කන්ද උඩරට මාලිගාව) is a historical palace complex located in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, and was the official residence of the kings of the Kingdom of Kandy before the British colonization in 1815. The palace complex is a remarkable example of traditional Kandyan architecture ...
According to Srivamsa Prakashika, an 18th century Telugu writing mentions the last ruler of the dynasty, Vijayaranga Chokkanatha Nayak, as belonging to the Garikepati family of the Balija caste. [12] According to a The Madura Country A Manual written by J. H. Nelson in 1868, it mentions that the descendants of the Madurai Nayaks belonged to the ...
The Paththirippuwa, also known as the Octagonal Pavilion, is a magnificent architectural structure located at the entrance of the Kandy Maligawa(Palace) in Sri Lanka. [1] The name is derived from the Tamil language, whereby "Parthu" means 'to see' and "Irippu" means 'seated', the combination of which is 'to sit and see all around'. [2]