Four Buddhist worshipers at the Temple of the Tooth

A black and white landscape photograph showing four people worshiping within the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy. The four figures are all positioned between square wooden pillars. Two are prostrated, with only part of their bodies and the soles of their feet visible. The other two squat or kneel upright with their palms together, their hands touching their foreheads. A fifth figure is partially visible at the extreme left of the image. Original caption: ‘Temple of the Tooth Kandy’

The Temple of the Tooth is a famous Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka.

Object Details

ID: ALB1214.38
Type: Photographic print
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Royal Tour of Duke of Gloucester on HMS Sussex, 1934-1935 (Photograph album)