Small entrance fee has to be paid, in the temple is not much to see but has a nice Buddhistic book shop next to the big white statue of the lord Buddha. You can climb the stairs in the back of the statue to have amazing views over Kandy city and the lake. No shoes in the temple. More

One can’t get a good photo close up because of all the power/telephone cables... More

Well worth a visit to this amazing Buddah statue, with its rather poignant memorial to the Tsunami victims. More

can drive up the spiral road uphill can climb along to a panoramic location to see city of kandy.The statue of recent times it self is pretty crude compared to the ancient ones in anuradhapura.Of little relegeous significance More

From afar it adds to the picturesque scenery. Up close it's a big white simple Buddha statue. More

We took a tuk tuk about 250 Sri Lankan Rupee from the town to here. As foreigners we had to pay 200 Rupee per person to get in. Free for the locals. There's some nice wall carvings about the life of Buddha in the little hall from the back of the Big Buddha's statue. You can walk up the stair... More

Although not of any historical significance, this is perhaps the introductory symbol of Kandy. I personally associated Kandy with this huge concrete Buddha Statue which seemed to loom above the Asgiriya Stadium in all the cricket matches that were televised from Kandy. So on reaching Kandy I was more eager to see this statue upclose rather than visit the world... More