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Adam's Peak is a 2,243 m (7,359 ft) tall conical sacred mountain located in central Sri Lanka. [1] [2] It is well known for the Sri Pada (Śrī Pāda ; Sinhala: ශ්රී පාද, 'sacred footprint'), a 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) rock formation near the summit whose name is also used for the mountain itself.
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The Walawe (Sinhala: වලවේ ගඟ, Tamil: வளவை ஆறு) is a 138 km (86 mi) [1] long river in Sri Lanka which originates on Adam's Peak. It discharges into the Indian Ocean at the coastal town of Ambalantota. Belihul Oya, a major tributary to the Walawe River, near its source in Horton Plains.
டி. அமரதேவா; 5 December 1927 – 3 November 2016), better known by his adopted name Amaradeva, was a prominent Sri Lankan Sinhalese vocalist, violinist and composer. Primarily using traditional instruments like sitars, tablas and harmoniums, he incorporated Sinhala folk music with Indian ragas in his work. [5]
Karunarathna Divulgane (born Herath Mudiyanselage Karunarathna) is a popular and renowned Sri Lankan vocalist, and served as the governor of the North Central Province between 2006 and 2015. He was born to a farming family who had been living for generations in Divulgane, a small village in the Kurunegala District .
Suriyasena recorded some of his original songs in SLBC in 1972 and also passed as an A-grade radio singer. [8] At this stage he shortened his name from Priyadharshi to "Priya", inspired by Sri Lankan motor racing legend Priya Munasinghe. His first cassette tape was released under Vijaya Ramanayake's Tharanga label, which was also the second ...
He showed an initial interest in artistic work, and this prompted him to do music, Sinhala literature, Kandyan Dancing and debating, all at the same time. He even worked as the secretary of the 'Sinhala Literary Society' whilst at school. [7] He is married to Anurani Addararachchi and has two sons. He was an English teacher as well.
The DVD comprises 20 popular songs sung by Ananda. [14] His final song album was Desithaka Gee produced in year 2007 with 12 new songs. [7] In 2009, he launched a CD at the Namel Malini Punchi Theatre on 14 February at 9 am. The CD comprises 23 songs sung at Ananda Rathriya and his son Mario also launched Gayana Gayum made up of 16 tracks on ...