Kandy Municipal Council Archives

Kandy: Elephants steal the show-by Mahil Wijesinghe It is impossible to imagine life in this country without elephants. So intricately bound are they, to the work and worship of the island and its people, that the image of the elephant is everywhere, and nowhere more so than at the Kandy Esala Perahera. Annually, during a week in August, the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha is venerated with a series of great processions. Pilgrims come from across the country, and also from the far corners of the world, to pray at the temple during the festival. Every evening, temple chieftains, along with drummers, dancers, torchbearers, and the elephants, parade through the streets of Kandy in a magnificent procession known as the Kandy Esala Perahera. ...

Arthur’s Seat Viewing Deck – lookout point in Kandy City By Arundathie Abeysinghe Arthur’s Seat or Kandy View Point is a mesmerizing lookout point situated in Kandy City. Arthur’s Seat is ranked fifth out of 105 tourist attractions in Kandy. It is situated about 550 meters above sea level, southwest of Kandy Lake, a few meters past Royal Palace Park (Wales Park or Wace Park) at Rajapihilla Mawatha. According to folklore Mr. Arthur, a British Tea Planter lived in a bungalow during the British Colonial Era above the viewpoint. Planter Arthur had viewed Kandy City seated on a stone seat under a tree and it was his popular viewpoint. He had used this place to view Kandy City and its surroundings seated on a stone seat under a tree in front of his bungalow. The view from this point is superb during the day and night, a bird’s eye view. This is ...