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NH 1485 Kandy, Ceylon

Photo #: NH 1485 Kandy, Ceylon
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Title: Kandy, Ceylon
Description: The old Buddhist temple of Dalada Malagawa, also called the Temple of the Tooth, photographed during the Great White Fleet's visit to Ceylon in December 1908. A tooth of The Buddha is enshrined here as a sacred relic. Collection of Lieutenant Commander Richard Wainwright, 1928. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 1485
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