Architecture in the Temple of the Tooth Relic

The temple has great cultural significance in addition to being very valuable to Buddhists worldwide. The building's architecture is distinctively Kandyan, combining elements of the style used to construct the temples known as "Dalada Mandira," which once held the Sacred Tooth Relic in neighboring kingdoms.

 

Enclosed by a white stone parapet that dates back to the early 1800s, the north side of the lake is home to the official religious monuments of the city, which include the Royal Palace and the Temple of the Tooth, also known as the Sri Dalada Maligawa (daḷadā māligāva). The Sri Dalada Maligawa was rebuilt in the eighteenth century, and its granite foundation was modeled by the temples of Anuradhapura, the historic capital of Sri Lanka.

The grandeur of this temple is a result of a variety of materials, including ivory, marble, sculpted wood, limestone, and more. Numerous modern Buddhist monasteries can be seen scattered over this tiny sacred city.

The colossal ensemble of Kandy is an example of construction that associates the Royal Palace and the Temple of the Tooth (Palace of the tooth relic) is the place that contains the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. It was once a part of the Kandyan Kingdom's Royal Palace complex and is regarded as one of the world's holiest sites for Buddhist prayer and pilgrimage. It was the final temple constructed in the locations where the real palladium relic was found.