Kandy

Kandy

Kandy is a large city in central Sri Lanka. It's set on a plateau surrounded by mountains, which are home to tea plantations and biodiverse rainforest. The city's heart is scenic Kandy Lake (Bogambara Lake), which is popular for strolling. Kandy is famed for sacred Buddhist sites, including the Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) shrine, celebrated with the grand Esala Perahera annual procession.

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Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy

Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy


Nyanaponika Thera

Nyanaponika Thera

German monk

Dingiri Banda Wijetunga

Dingiri Banda Wijetunga

Former President of Sri Lanka

K. N. Jayatilleke

K. N. Jayatilleke

Writer

Dharmasena Pathiraja

Dharmasena Pathiraja

Sri Lankan film director

M. C. Siddi Lebbe

M. C. Siddi Lebbe


Keppetipola Disawe

Keppetipola Disawe


Madduma Bandara Ehelapola

Madduma Bandara Ehelapola


Nissanka Wijeyeratne

Nissanka Wijeyeratne

Former Diyawadana Nilame of Kandy

Utuwankande Sura Saradiel

Utuwankande Sura Saradiel


Minnette de Silva

Minnette de Silva

Architect

Henry Trimen

Henry Trimen

British botanist

Stanley Peiris

Stanley Peiris

Sri Lankan musician

Jean Arasanayagam

Jean Arasanayagam

Sri Lankan poet

Anuruddha Ratwatte

Anuruddha Ratwatte

Sri Lankan Politician

Kirti Sri Rajasinha of Kandy

Kirti Sri Rajasinha of Kandy


Surangani Ellawala

Surangani Ellawala

Former Governor of Central Province

Joseph Vaz

Joseph Vaz

Missionary

A. R. M. Abdul Cader

A. R. M. Abdul Cader

Sri Lankan Politician

Susil Moonesinghe

Susil Moonesinghe

Former Chief minister of the Western Provincial Council

Lalith Wijerathna

Lalith Wijerathna

Sri Lankan Politician

John D'Oyly

John D'Oyly

Author

Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy

Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy


Sanjeeva Kaviratne

Sanjeeva Kaviratne

Former Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

D. M. Jayaratne

D. M. Jayaratne

Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Harry Charles Purvis Bell

Harry Charles Purvis Bell

British civil servant

Thalatha Gunasekara

Thalatha Gunasekara

Actress

Renuka Herath

Renuka Herath

Former Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka