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Damocles
08-21-2006, 07:40 AM
Kandy is a beautiful city in Sri Lanka. On a small hill is a great temple which was especially built to house a relic of the Buddha - his tooth. The tooth can never be seen, as it is kept deep inside many caskets (one inside the other).

But once a year in August, on the night of the full moon, there is a special procession for it.

This year it happened on August 9th... We missed the Tooth Festival!

DigitalDave
08-21-2006, 07:42 AM
Damn, I forgot all about it! We'll have to mark it on the calendar next year Damo...