President Anura Kumara Dissanayake inaugurated a new wax museum at the renovated Ehelepola Walawwa in Kandy, now managed by the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

The museum showcases 35 lifelike wax figures of key historical figures and features exhibits on Kandyan architecture, customs, crafts, and royal cuisine.

The wax figures include Ven. Weliwita Sri Saranankara Sangharaja Thera, Ven. Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Thera, King Wimaladharmasūriya I, Queen Kusumāsana Devi, Monarawila Keppetipola Disawe, Devendra Mulachari, Governor Robert Brownrigg, Ehelepola Maha Adikaram, Kumarihami, and their two children.

Developed under a Rs. 300 million special project, the museum is expected to become a major cultural attraction and educational hub on the Kandyan Kingdom.

The Walauwa has been restored under the stewardship of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.