What is "kandy"

Kandy ( Mahanuwara, pronounced ; , pronounced ) is a major city in Sri Lanka, located in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is the second largest city in the country after Colombo. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is both an administrative and religious city and is also the capital of the Central Province. Kandy is the home of The Temple of the Tooth Relic ( Sri Dalada Maligawa), one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. It was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1988.

Kandy is a city in the centre of Sri Lanka.

Kandy may also refer to:

• Kandy District, a district of Sri Lanka
  • Kandy Electoral District
  • Kandy Lake
• Kingdom of Kandy, an independent monarchy on Sri Lanka between the 15th and 19th centuries
• Kandys, a Persian garment
• Kandy.io, a communications platform as a service (PaaS) created by GENBAND in September 2014.
• Kandy Wong, Hong Kong singer/actor.