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Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Phone:
+94 70 333 3234

Address:
Centre of Kandy City, Kandy 20000, Sri Lanka

Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was the last of four Kings, to rule the last Sinhalese monarchy of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka. The Nayak Kings were of Telugu origin who practiced Shaivite Hinduism and were patrons of Theravada Buddhism. They spoke Tamil, which was also used as the court language in Kandy.The King was eventually deposed by the British under the terms of the Kandyan Convention, in 1815, ending over 2300 years of Sinhalese monarchy on the island. The island was incorporated into the British Empire, and Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was succeeded by George III, as monarch of British Ceylon.
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