The citadel of Kandyan kingdom is a plateau surrounded by mountains. During the colonial era, people called this area as kanda in Sinhala. Which means mountain. Foreigners in pronouncing this word called it as “Kandy” and thereafter, in English the area is named as Kandy. In Sinhala, Kandy is named as MahaNuwara. Which means “The … Continue reading Legends on how KANDY got its name