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Every full moon day is known as a Poya in the Sinhala language; this is when a practicing Sri Lankan Buddhist visits a temple for religious observances. [3] There are 13 or 14 Poyas per year. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The term poya is derived from the Pali and Sanskrit word uposatha (from upa + vas "to fast"), primarily signifying "fast day". [ 3 ]
Crescat Boulevard also popularly known as Crescat is a Sri Lankan shopping mall which is located in Western Province, Kollupitiya, Colombo near the St. Thomas' Preparatory School and Crescat Residencies adjoining the Cinnamon Grand Colombo. [1]
The company started when Otara Gunewardene began selling factory surplus garments and apparel from her car boot to family and friends in 1989. [5] [6] [7]Gunewardene registered Odel (the name is based on her own name, Otara Del Gunawardene [5]) as a private limited liability company on 31 October 1990 [7] [8] and the company opened its first 37 m 2 (400 sq ft) store on Dickmans Road in Colombo.
It sells both local and international brands. It is the first shopping complex to be constructed in Sri Lanka. [2] It was constructed in early 1980s and it is regarded as one of Sri Lanka's oldest and iconic shopping complexes. [3] Chitra Weddikkara served as the quantity surveyor for the construction of the site in 1980s.
In October 2000, the company became the first Sri Lankan furniture manufacturer to exploit the opportunity of setting up its first overseas store in India's Chennai mainly due to the Indo-Lanka Free Trade Agreement. [6] [7] Damro also cashed in the opportunity of tariff concessions due to the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement. It is also ...
The main temple to the goddess Sri Ramalinga Sowdeshwari Amman is located in Hampi, Karnataka. It is known as Thai Sthalam (Mother Temple). The temple located in Dharapuram is also known as Thai Sthalam. There are many Sri Ramalinga Sowdeshwari Amman temples in Tamil Nadu.
Sometimes, a silver or brass face of the Goddess is attached over the coconut of the Purna-Kalasha. In this form, the Purna-Kalasha symbolizes the Goddess as the manifestation of mother earth with her water, minerals, and vegetation. This method of Kalash pooja (worship) has come in for Vishnu in household functions too. [9]
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