10-Hour Kandy Temple Tour with Three 14th-Century Shrines

First, visit Gadaladeniya Temple, which was built in the 14th century by King Wicramabahu III. It features a unique pagoda that can only be seen here. The pandol at the entrance displays separate Buddhist and Hindu cultural carvings on its two stone pillars.

Next, visit Lankatilaka Temple, a mixed cultural combination of Hindu and Buddhist archaeological creation built by King Buwanakabahu.

Continue to Embekka Temple, world-famous for its fantastic wood carvings. There are more than 500 carving designs, each different from the others. These wood carvings reveal the rich legendary heritage and the highly developed aesthetic and artistic history of 14th-century Sri Lanka. The shrine room and the Hindu temple are located separately on the same premises, showing the nation's religious and ethnic unity during that era.