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Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic

The shrine complex was damaged by a truck bomb; its entrance was subsequently rebuilt.

Kandy · Central Province

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Rebuilt

As documented: 2026-09-28
LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

7.2936°, 80.6414° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.

The recorded chronology

Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.

  1. Partial destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    25 January 1998 AD

    A truck bomb destroyed the entrance and damaged the complex; the event did not destroy the entire shrine.

    eventAttributed · further checking needed

    A truck bomb destroyed the entrance and damaged the complex; the event did not destroy the entire shrine.

    dateAttributed · further checking needed

    25 January 1998

    actorAttributed · further checking needed

    Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)

Location & last documented condition

locationSupported in consulted sources

Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.

present conditionAttributed · further checking needed

The consulted account describes a later rebuilt shrine.

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