Gallery

Kandy and craft

The last independent kingdom, its ceremony, and the woodwork of the Navandanna craftsmen.

Sri Dalada Maligawa, which houses the tooth relic. Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
The Esala Perahera photographed in 1885. Scowen & Co (http://lankapura.com/2008/07/kandy-pera-hera-buddhist-procession/) · Public domain
Carved timber pillars at Embekka Devalaya, joined without nails. Cherubino · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kandyan-period carving on an ambalama pillar. Anugp61 · CC BY-SA 4.0