{"id":1255,"date":"2019-08-16T20:19:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T14:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gnations.net\/?p=1255"},"modified":"2019-08-16T20:19:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T14:49:54","slug":"kandy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sarinigar.com\/english\/kandy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-1257 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sarinigarenglish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/67310266_474886506659590_2873715987293667328_n.jpg?resize=348%2C223&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"67310266_474886506659590_2873715987293667328_n\" width=\"348\" height=\"223\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/royaltourism.lk\/?__tn__=%2CdK%2AF-R&amp;eid=ARCZsG2Na1sbTIq-MwNF2KDkivq2Ssq_kMnkxBC07FMZtq0joXbP-LbdFwXJ3ZKdPHwmZyjrJvnma4cI\">Royal Tourism<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Sri Lanka<br \/>\nKandy is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings&#8217; era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is both an administrative and religious city and is also the capital of the Central Province. Kandy is the home<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">\u00a0of The Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. It was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1988.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><!--more--><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\"><\/span><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftTagList\" class=\"fbPhotoTagList\"><span class=\"fcg\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><br \/>\nKandy is located in the mountainous and thickly forested interior of the island. The city is located in between multiple mountain ranges including the Knuckles mountain range and the Hanthana Mountain Range, giving the city an elevation of 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1257 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sarinigarenglish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/67310266_474886506659590_2873715987293667328_n.jpg?resize=700%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"67310266_474886506659590_2873715987293667328_n\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>20 Most Exciting Places To Visit In Kandy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>01- Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage<br \/>\n02- Temple Of Tooth Relic<br \/>\n03- Kandy Lake<br \/>\n04- Hulu River Waterfall<br \/>\n05- Knuckles Mountain Range<br \/>\n06- Bahirawakanda Temple<br \/>\n07- Ranweli Spice Garden<br \/>\n08- Royal Botanical Garden<br \/>\n09- Udawattekele Sanctuary<br \/>\n10- CommonWealth War Cemetery<br \/>\n11- Millennium Elephant Foundation<br \/>\n12- Horton Plains National Park Ohiya<br \/>\n13- Ceylon Tea Museum<br \/>\n14- Wales Park<br \/>\n15- Riverton Gap<br \/>\n16- Tour to the Highlands<br \/>\n17- Mountains<br \/>\n18- Galmaduwa Temple<br \/>\n19- Ranawana Purana Rajamaha Vihara<br \/>\n20- Pallekele Cricket Stadium<span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftTagList\" class=\"fbPhotoTagList\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\u2663 Contact for your tour :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/royaltourism.lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Tourism \u2013 Sri Lanka<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Tourism\u00a0&#8211; Sri Lanka Kandy is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. 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