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Was it simply the coolness of the water that drew them? Here, at the Kandy Raja Pihilla, you can almost feel the presence of kings past. This unassuming stone basin, perched atop a granite pillar, was once a place of royal ritual. Kandy Raja Pihilla was built on the orders of King Sri Vira Parakrama Narendrasinha, the last Sinhalese king of Sri Lanka. Can you imagine the procession? He, carried from the royal palace in a palanquin, arriving here to bathe in the waters channeled from the Rajapihilla stream. This wasn’t just a bath, it was a ceremony. Diyawadana Nilame, responsible for the king’s ablutions, and Saluwadana Nilame, keeper of the royal wardrobe, would be in attendance, surrounded by a retinue of over 100 people. Today, the pomp and ceremony are gone, but the Kandy Raja Pihilla remains. A silent testament to the grandeur of a bygone era.

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