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Kelaniya
කැලණිය
களனி
Suburb
Kelaniya Temple
Kelaniya Temple
Kelaniya is located in Sri Lanka
Kelaniya
Kelaniya
Coordinates: 06°57′24″N 79°55′14″E / 6.95667°N 79.92056°E / 6.95667; 79.92056
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictGampaha
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal Code
11600
Area code011

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 figures Vibhishana and Avalokiteshvara. It is also known as the location of the University of Kelaniya.

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Kelaniya

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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...

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University of Kelaniya

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The University of Kelaniya (UoK; Sinhala: කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, Tamil: களனி பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Sri Lanka. Just outside the municipal...

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Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara

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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...

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Kingdom of Kotte

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Kotte Kingdom in 1469. Parakramabahu IX of Kotte moved the capital to Kelaniya in 1509 and it stayed there until 1528. The Portuguese arrived in Sri Lanka...

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Vibhishana

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Ravana, Vibhishana transferred the Yaksha capital from Alaka mandawa to Kelaniya. In the 15th-century poem of Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera, the sælalihini...

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Kelaniya Polling Division

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The Kelaniya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. The winner of Kelaniya has...

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Viyasiduru

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directorial debut and produced by Piyumi Agampodi for the University of Kelaniya. It stars Kalana Gunasekara, and Shalani Tharaka in lead roles along with...

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Kelaniya Electoral District

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Kelaniya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kelaniya...

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Kelaniya Divisional Secretariat

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Kelaniya Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Gampaha District, of Western Province, Sri Lanka. Divisional Secretariats Portal v t e...

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List of journals published by Sri Lankan universities

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University of Kelaniya -University of Kelaniya [1] Kelaniya Journal of Human Resource Management — Department of Human Resource Management Kelaniya Journal...

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Guanyin

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found in some influential Theravada temples, such as Gangaramaya Temple, Kelaniya, and Natha Devale, near the Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka. Guanyin can...

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Iron Age

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archaeology of the Sigiriya-Dambulla region. Sri Lanka, University of Kelaniya: Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology :58 Mogren 1994. "Objectives, methods...

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Kemal Deen

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GastroIntestinal Surgery. He is the Senior Professor of Surgery at the University of Kelaniya Medical School, Sri Lanka. He is a founder professor of the Department...

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Solias Mendis

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around the age of 30, he undertook a twenty-year project to complete the Kelaniya Vihara murals. His style was unique, from graceful brush strokes to perspective...

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Nagadeepa Purana Vihara

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tree) as an umbrella (parasol) to him. The Naga King Maniakkitha, ruler of Kelaniya, moved by the compassion of the Buddha, thanked him profusely for settling...

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Chitrasena

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Maurice Dias alias Chitrasena was born on 26 January 1921 at Waragoda, Kelaniya in Sri Lanka. His father was late Seebert Dias, well known actor/ producer...

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Sigiriya

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Designing and Performing Arts UnitDepartment of Fine ArtsUniversity of Kelaniya "Sigiriya". SIGIRI GRAFFITI, Jacques COULARDEAUDiyakapilla, October 5,...

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University of British Columbia

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India Karnatak Lingayat Education Iran Islamic Azad Sri Lanka Colombo Kelaniya...

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Gampaha

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government owned schools in the gampaha area are listed below. University of Kelaniya Pundit Wickramarachchi found the first Ayurveda College of the country...

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Maithree Wickremesinghe

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Lankan academic, writer, and professor of English at the University of Kelaniya. She specializes in gender and women's studies. Wickremesinghe is the founding...

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Viharamahadevi

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night. Queen Viharamahadevi was the daughter of King Kelanitissa who ruled Kelaniya. The king once punished an innocent monk by boiling him alive in a cauldron...

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Sinhalese people

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the Prime, Heritable and Historical Record of Asians". University of Kelaniya. "Population by ethnic group, census years" (PDF). Department of Census...

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