she is made to prove her chastity by walking through fire barefoot Trip Overview
“”Thelme”” vibrant expression of low country rhythm
Additional Info
Duration: Fire and Harvest dances accompanied by Ceremonial Drums and the Drum Orchestra rising and falling to the lively tempo. As many as 12 different folk and traditional dances are performed by Kandy lake club dance troop within the span of one hour.The highlight of the show is definitely the fire walking show
Starts: where the artists walk through a specially prepared fire pit
Trip Category: though the current devotees who perform fire walking in Sri Lanka seek the divine blessings of the Lord Karthekeyan & goddess Pathini.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay 3 star Hotel in Kandy
Day 2: Kandy > Negombo
Stop At: Kandy Lake >> Centre of Kandy City
What to Expect When Visiting she is made to prove her chastity by walking through fire barefoot, where the king of Sri Lanka Ravana abducts “”Sita”” the wife of Indian prince Rama and after regaining her in an epic battle with Ravana, completely barefoot and emerges unharmed at the other end! Kandy cultural show leaflet describes the fire walking as having its roots in the Valmiki epic of “”Ramayana””
Kandy, the last royal capital of Sri Lanka is a major tourist destination. ( 104kM from Negombo at 465 meters above sea level). Famous for the Temple of the Tooth and many other temples the city could be called the cultural capital of the island. The city was established in the 15th century was the last royal capital where 2500 years of royal rule ended. This bustling market town is rich in cultural diversity has plenty of itineraries to offer to the tourists from songs dances and handy crafts to ancient temples and adventure activities. Kandy, the second-largest city of Sri Lanka, is surrounded by mountain ranges and tea plantations. Due to its 3-hour distance from the Negombo, Kandy is a crowd favorite for travelers wanting to spend a day or two visiting its colonial buildings and religious sites. While most guidebooks mention Kandy city as the main attraction, there are more remarkable sights to see outside the city in the rain forest area!
Itinerary
Day 1: Negombo > Kandy
Stop At: Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya Road, Peradeniya 20400 Sri Lanka
These gardens that attract over 2 million visitors annually display an exotic collection of orchids. Its assortment of flora includes more than 4000 species of plants. Spread over 470 hectares, the collection included variety of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. The classical Avenue of Palms is located in this garden and this garden was also used as headquarters of south East Asia command in World War 2.
A major attraction is the giant Javan fig tree on the great lawn. Covering 2500 sq meters, it’s like a giant, living geodesic dome as imagined by Escher or Hundertwasser. There is a huge section of trees planted by famous people which is worth observing.
The hodgepodge of spice plantation like nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves will interest your nose buds. Cannonball trees and cabbage palms punctuate a couple of the elegant avenues, and the avenue of double coconut palms has massive fruit up to 20kg.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
The Temple of the Scared Tooth Relic constitutes the premier Buddhist Institution of Sri Lanka and remains the cynosure of the world Buddhist and is a great tourist attraction. It is a UNESCO world heritage site and has been a political epicenter since centuries. The temple claims to enclose the tooth of Lord Buddha after his cremation In India.
There are a number of structures and monuments in and around Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Tooth building complex like Mahawahalkada (The main entrance), Moat, Pattirippuwa (Octagon), Handun kunama, Golden canopy, New Palace, Royal Palace of Kandy, National Museum of Kandy, Old courts building, Kandy Lake, Biso ulpen ge (Queens bath), Diyathilaka mandapaya and the Udawatta Kele Sanctuary.
The annual pageant (Esala Perahera) constitutes the greatest religious festival of Sri Lanka which attracts thousands of pilgrims as well as tourists from all over the world.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sri Dalada Museum, Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
This is a part of the Sri Dalada Maligawa or the temple of the tooth. The museum is located on the upper two floors of Alut Maligwa, just behind the main tooth shrine of Sri Dalada Maligawa.
The museum displays a stunning array of gilded gifts to the temple. Letters and diary entries from the British time reveal the colonizers’ surprisingly respectful attitude to the tooth relic. More recent photographs reveal the damage caused by the truck bomb in 1998.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kandy Lake Club – Cultural Dance Show, 7 Sangamitta Mawatha, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, a country rich with culture & tradition offers a very vibrant and unique show of Sri Lankan traditional dances, in the form of Kandy cultural show. The beat a dancing from “Salupliya”” depicting several demons