Did a bit of a run around Kandy for several hours before heading off for the mountains in south central Sri Lanka. There were a few factories I was shepherded into. One was a wood carving factory that produced many elephants and other objects that looked very familiar to me from international craft shops in the USA. I was being given the hard sales pitch when suddenly I was saved by busloads of other tourists who flooded in to distract the sales employees working there. I also visited a batik clothing factory a few doors down the street that wasn’t nearly as interesting. <\/p>\n
Made a short visit to Kandy’s Botanical Gardens, which were nice (especially the orchid gardens). The place was full of young romance. It is kind of funny when you see the young couples trying to be affectionate until they notice you (or anyone else) and quickly cease all physical contact with each other. Obviously public displays of affection and taboo ’round these here parts!<\/p>\n
The big visit of the day was a special temple in Kandy that houses one of Buddha’s teeth in a golden casket. The place was a mob scene of Buddhists making a pilgrimage to the temple to pray and leave a special offering for the monks to deliver. I did manage to catch a glimpse of the golden casket which is opened once a year for a ceremony, but it kind of reminded me of the time I saw the Mona Lisa in Paris at the Lourve and could only just glimpse it due to the sheer numbers of others there.<\/p>\n
Many elderly and sick people in Sri Lanka clearly seem to have medical conditions which would likely be addressed in the West. Things like glaucoma, arthritis, hip and knee problems, etc. It would appear the fervor of religiousness may be a substitute for their ability to get medical care. So many people making these religious visits appear to be suffering from health problems, unfortunately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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