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[00:00.64] Widuri: Okay, Danu. So I heard that Sri Lanka has a lot of beautiful places. Can you mention some famous one?

[00:09.15] Danu: Yes. Sure, Widuri. Sri Lanka is a beautiful island in South Asia.

[00:13.39] So I will talk about this famous temple known as the Temple of the Tooth Relic.

[00:20.39] Widuri: Tooth Relic?

[00:21.64] Danu: Yes.

[00:22.14] Widuri: Okay. Tooth Relic. What is it?

[00:23.64] Danu: Tooth Relic. Tooth Relic is the tooth of Lord Buddha.

[00:28.64] Widuri: Tooth?

[00:30.39] Danu: Yes, tooth.

[00:31.14] Widuri: Okay.

[00:31.89] Danu: Yes. And this Temple of the Tooth Relic is situatedin the city called Kandy.

[00:36.89] Widuri: Kandy.

[00:38.14] Danu: Yes. And I'm from Kandy as well.

[00:39.39] Widuri: Oh yeah?

[00:40.14] Danu: Yes.

[00:40.89] Widuri: So it's close to your house?

[00:42.39] Danu: My house is right next to the Temple of the Tooth Relic.

[00:45.89] Widuri: Wow.

[00:46.89] Danu: Yes.

[00:47.64] Widuri: Okay. So tell me more about it.

[00:49.14] Danu: Sure. So Temple of the Tooth Relic was a castle before.

[00:52.89] Widuri: Castle.

[00:54.14] Danu: Yes. There was a king ruling Sri Lanka.

[00:56.39] He's known as the last king of Sri Lanka. So in Sri Lanka, to become the king, you should possess the Temple of the – oh I'm sorry.

[01:07.89] You should, you must possess the tooth relic.

[01:11.39] Widuri: Okay.

[01:12.89] Danu: So if you want to become the king or if you want to overthrow the current king, you just have to go and get the tooth relic.

[01:21.14] Widuri: Wow, interesting.

[01:21.89] Danu: Yes.

[01:22.39] Widuri: Okay.

[01:22.89] Danu: But since Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country, the people respect and worship the tooth relic.

[01:31.14] So there are like proper offerings and proper people assigned to take care of the tooth relic in this temple.

[01:39.64] So it's a very famous place in Sri Lanka as well as around the world.

[01:45.89] So for example, in August, there is the biggest festival in Sri Lanka, the display of the tooth relic.

[01:54.89] Widuri: Okay.

[01:55.89] Danu: So there are so many elephants walking in the street in colorful dresses illuminated, and so many traditional dances.

[02:06.14] Widuri: Okay.

[02:07.14] Danu: And there is this special tusker. You know tusker, right?

[02:12.89] Widuri: Tusker?

[02:13.39] Danu: Yes. The elephant right tusk.

[02:14.39] Widuri: Okay.

[02:15.14] Danu: So this tusker will carry the tooth relic.

[02:18.64] Widuri: Oh.

[02:20.89] Danu: Yes. The tooth relic is in a special cashket.

[02:22.39] Widuri: Okay.

[02:24.39] Danu: A golden casket. And they will display the golden casket around the streets of my city.

[02:31.14] Widuri: I see.

[02:33.39] Danu: So during that season, which is in August, the streets will be filled with people, local people and foreign people.

[02:42.39] So many tourists coming for Sri Lanka just to witness this colorful festival, which is known as the Kandy Perahera.

[02:49.64] Widuri: Kandy Perahera.

[02:52.39] Danu: Do you know what does perahera means?

[02:54.89] Widuri: Is it parade?

[02:57.14] Danu: Exactly.

[02:57.64] Widuri: Wow.

[02:59.39] Danu: Perahera means parade.

[03:02.89] Widuri: Parade.

[03:10.14] Danu: Kandy is my city so Kandy Perahera. So if I talk more about this temple, it has very old drawings by a famous Sri Lankan artist who used to live in Sri Lanka in the past, for example, maybe 500 years ago.

[03:27.15] And there is the king's throne, king's crown and the clothes which the king used to wear.

[03:31.65] So it's a temple and a museum where you can learn a lot about Sri Lanka's history is you can visit there.

[03:39.64] Widuri: Wow, for interesting. I bet you never miss this Kandy Perahera every year.

[03:42.90] Danu: I have watched so many times and as well as I have done volunteer service for the organizing as well.

[03:51.14] Widuri: Wow. You can be a king, you can stole it.

[03:53.14] Danu: But it's really, really bad to steal.

[03:54.64] Widuri: I see.