Tens of thousands of pilgrims thronged Sri Lanka's holy city of Kandy ... relic, triggering traffic chaos and public protests. Devotees who had camped overnight outside the Temple of the Tooth ...

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that for the first time in history, mosques in Kandy opened their doors to accommodate the needs of devotees visiting the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic ...

The huge crowds visiting the Temple of the Tooth has led to traffic chaos in Kandy, while tens of thousands of devotees have also been camping overnight to worship the relic.

Police said armed troops will reinforce security at the 16th-century temple in Kandy, which was targeted ... the UNESCO-designated temple when the tooth relic was last displayed in March 2009.

Kandy (Sri Lanka) (AFP) — Thousands of pilgrims camped overnight outside Sri Lanka’s holiest Buddhist temple in anticipation of Friday’s display of a prized relic that will be shown to the public ...

Kandy (Sri Lanka) (AFP) – Thousands of pilgrims camped overnight outside Sri Lanka's holiest Buddhist temple in anticipation of Friday's display of a prized relic that will be shown to the ...

the Temple of the Tooth, in the central pilgrim city of Kandy on April 18, 2025, ahead of an exposition of the sacred relics. The public display of what Buddhists believe to be a tooth relic of ...