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Kelaniya ( Sinhala: කැලණිය Tamil: களனி) is a suburb of Colombo in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Located 10 km (6.2 mi) from Colombo Fort, it is known for the Buddhist temple built on the banks of the Kelani River, which divides the suburb from Colombo District. The temple is also a religious centre for veneration of the ...
The Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara or Kelaniya Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) north-east of Colombo. The current chief incumbent (chief priest) is Venerable Professor Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera . The temple has often been associated with the rise and fall of Sri Lanka, with the popular ...
Chilaw Road, Negombo 1.26 B079 Chilaw - Wariyapola 50.64 B080 Chundikuli - Colombouthurai 2.56 B081 Chunnakam Power Station Road 0.16 B082 Circular Road Kurunegala 9.84 B083 Circular Road, Tangalle 1.45 B084 Colombo - Horana 28.01 B085 Cross Road - Medawachchiya 0.48 B086 Dambagahapitiya - Pinnagolla - Arawa - Meegahakiula 13.32 B087
Sri Dharmaloka College is a national school in the Western province of Sri Lanka, situated near the Kelaniya Temple. The school was established in 1938 at the premises of Vidyalankara Pirivena . In the 1950s, the college moved to its current location on the Kelaniya premises.
Gampaha District is located in the west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 1,387 square kilometres (536 sq mi). [1] It is bounded by Kurunegala and Puttalam districts from north, Kegalle District from east, Colombo District from south and by the Indian Ocean from west. [4]
Now Sri Lanka (SRI) DAH Dahomey: 1964–1976: Now Benin (BEN) GUI British Guiana: 1948–1964: Now Guyana (GUY). The code former GUI has been reassigned to Guinea (GUI) in 1965 when its new NOC was recognized by the IOC and used publicly in their first competed games in 1968. All formerly known by BGU [1] HBR British Honduras
Buddha's visit to Nagadeepa. Detail from Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara. The site is known as the place where Lord Buddha came during his second visit to Sri Lanka, after five years of attaining Enlightenment, to intervene and mediate in settling a dispute between two Naga Kings, Chulodara and Mahodara over the possession of a gem-studded throne. [1]
Postal codes in Sri Lanka. Postal codes in Sri Lanka are five digit numbers used by Sri Lanka Postal Service, that identifies each postal jurisdiction to sort mail more efficiently. They were first introduced in 1997. [1]