Bats sleeping during the day, around the Lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Round the Lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Kandy Lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Walking round the Lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The Lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

A British Governor wrote nearly 150 years ago that Kandy was the most beautiful city in the world.

Earls Court, Kundasale, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Tennis court.

Outdoor swimming pool.

Artificial water-fall.

A view of the Mahaweli Ganga from Earls Court.

Scenes at a wedding in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Amaya Hills Hotel, Kandy.

The newly-weds 'get-away' car.

A section of the AmayaHills Hotel, Kandy.

A 'Padakkama' S, 'Padakkam' T, with a design 'Hansa poottuwa' - Entangled swans, worn by the Groom's mother.

Kandyan wedding (Continued)

The wedding cake.

The cutting of the cake.

Feeding a young guest.

The table.

A Kandyan Wedding ceremony (continued), Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Singing the 'Jayamangala Gatha'

The singers receiving gifts from the Bridegroom.

The happy couple.

Scenes from a Kandyan wedding ceremony, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The bridegroom giving a present to the father of the bride.

Stepping down from the 'Poruwa' at the auspicious time.

The simultaneous breaking of a coconut.

The coconut broken into equal parts signifying an auspicious start to the marriage.

Some of the flowers in bloom at the 'Amaya Hills Hotel' Dangolla, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

'Cannas'

Orchids

Fairy Bells

Gangaramaya Raja Maha Vihara, Lewalla, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

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Bordering 'Udawaththekale' on the road to Lewalla this historic temple has a few old buildings and temple paintings of the 'Kandyan Era' of Sri Lankan history.

The Dalada Maligawa environs, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The 'Queens bath' bordering the Kandy lake across the road.. 

The promenade bordering the Kandy Lake.

The Queens bath was the building where the female members of the royal household of the Kandyan Kings went for bathing. It housed a library but is now used as a Police Station.

Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka, scenes.

The Audience Hall.

Incense-stick burners.

Smoke from burning incense-sticks.

Entrance and exit stairways.

The average worshipper at the Maligawa does not pause to see these sights. If you linger you will see beauty at every turn.

Artifacts inside the 'Dalada Maligawa', Kandy, Sri Lanka.

A stylized female

A mythical bird

The 'inverted lotus' design on a bell-tower.

Inside the 'Dhana Saalawa' where alms are given to the priests

The 'Inverted Lotus' motif inside the Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The 'Inverted Lotus' motif on pillars, old and new, is found in profusion inside the Dalada Maligawa.