The huge crowds visiting the Temple of the Tooth has led to traffic chaos in Kandy, while tens of thousands of devotees have also been camping overnight to worship the relic.

Around 10,000 police officers have been deployed and armed troops reinforced security at the temple, which was targeted by Tamil separatists in a 1998 suicide attack that killed 16 people.

at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy. The Police Headquarters has said that strict regulations are in place during the exposition, prohibiting devotees from keeping mobile phones active or ...

The image reportedly originated from the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, where a rare public exposition of the revered relic began on last Friday, marking the first such event in 16 years.

The huge crowds visiting the Temple of the Tooth has led to traffic chaos in Kandy, while tens of thousands of devotees have also been camping overnight to worship the relic.

The public display of what Buddhists believe to be a tooth relic of the ... at the 16th-century temple in Kandy, which was targeted by Tamil separatists in a 1998 suicide attack that killed ...