Tuesday, March 27, 2018

SRI LANKA ~ Kandy by Night ~

... Nice city nightview... Kandy, the last royal capital of Sri Lanka is a major tourist destination... famous for the Temple of the Tooth and many other temples...  the city could be called the cultural capital of the island... steeped in tradition and history...one of the centerpieces of the town is Kandy Lake an artificial lake in the heart of the hill city...  built in 1807 by King Sri Wickrama Rajasing the last ruler of the Kingdom of Kandy next to the Temple of the Tooth... Thanks a lot Ravindra!! ❀◕ ‿ ◕❀
© Lasantha Lakmal

Lying 115 km from Colombo, Kandy is Sri Lanka’s second biggest city and the capital of the central province. The busy town is situated in a valley at an elevation of 600m, inside a wide loop of the Mahaweli River and is surrounded by hills covered with tropical vegetation.

Once the capital of the Sinhalese Kandyan kingdom, it is now a mountain resort and market center for an area producing tea, rubber, rice, and cacao.


Stamps:
The 100th Anniversary of the All Ceylon Moor's Association
(Issued 02-12-2013)

World Post Day
(Issued 09-10-2017)

Pigeon Island Marine National Park
(Issued 22-08-2014)

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