Dalada Maligawa is one of the most sacred places of the Buddhists all over the world. The tooth relic of the Buddha is kept here. Buddhists revere this secret place everyday.
It is said that princess Hemamala of king Udeni of India and prince Dantha brought the secret tooth relic to Sri Lanka during the reign of King Kithsirimevon. They brought this secret treasure to Sri Lanka to protect from enemies from that time on our kings and leaders had to face untold difficulties ti protect it from time to time. It had been hidden in various places to protect it.
But now the tooth relic is safe. It is protected by two sectors of Asgiri and Malwatu.
There is a belief in Sri Lankan that whoever posses the tooth relic is the leader of the country. Every year is august Sri Lankan hold the famous Dalada perahera as a respect to the tooth’s relic. It is the most colorful events in the history of Sri Lanka. A lot of local and foreign visitors go to the kandy see the perahera and revere the tooth relic.
