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Sri Veerapaththira Temple, Velanai, Islands South; Sri Visalachchi Samatha Visvanathar Temple, Araly Centre, Valikamam West; Sri Vishvanatha Swamy Temple (Sivan Temple), Myalaney, Chunnakam; Sri Visvalinga Maha Kanapathy Temple, Vannarpannai North West; Sri Visvareswaraswamy Temple, Karaikkal, Inuvil East, Kondavil
Vadapalani is a neighbourhood in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its film studios, the Vadapalani Andavar Temple, and Vengeeswarar Temples which are important pilgrimage centres. Situated in the western part of Chennai, Vadapalani is an important bus terminus on Arcot Road. Vadapalani is one of the busiest and densely ...
The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites, the other six are cultural. In addition, Sri Lanka has four sites on its tentative list. The country served as a member of the World Heritage Committee in the years 1983–1989. [3]
There are number of theories as to the origin of the shrine. According to Heinz Bechert [7] and Paul Younger, [8] the mode of veneration and rituals connected with Kataragama deviyo is a survival of indigenous Vedda mode of veneration that preceded the arrival of Buddhist and Indo-Aryan cultural influences from North India in Sri Lanka in the last centuries BCE, although Hindus, Buddhists and ...
Sri Lankan Hindus Hindu temple festival in Colombo in 1900s. Total population 2,561,299 (2012) 12.6% of its total population Religions Hinduism Shaivism (majority) Vaishnavism and Shaktism (minority) Scriptures Ramayana and Vedas Languages Old Tamil and Sanskrit (sacred) Tamil (majority) and Sinhala (minority) Hinduism by country Africa Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi ...
The R. Premadasa Stadium was also one of the three grounds in Sri Lanka that hosted matches for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The other two were the Asgiriya Stadium and the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. [6] The R. Premadasa Stadium was the venue for the match in 1997 where Sri Lanka scored a record 952 runs for 6 wickets against India. [7]
This is a list of lists of Hindu temples. List is in alphabetical order in three types: based on geographic locations and by continents; by theme; and by prime deity. List is in alphabetical order in three types: based on geographic locations and by continents; by theme; and by prime deity.
This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in Sri Lanka for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location. Central Province [ edit ]