The Mahâ Adigâr (Sinhala: මහා අධිකාරම්) (also known as Adikārama, Adikār) was a Great Officer in the Amātya Mandalaya, or Sinhalese Council of State,...
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Royal Palace Complex of Kandy (section Maha Wasala)
kingdom of the island. This is the palace where the king used to rest while adigars and other visitors awaiting for him. Foreign visitors were able to meet...
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these appointments were never made. Molligoda Maha Adigar – Signatory to the Kandyan Convention, 1st (Maha) Adikar & Dissawa of the Sath (Seven) Korles...
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Tamil Eelam in 1998. However, it was fully restored each time. After the Maha parinirvana of Gautama Buddha, according to the legend, the tooth relic was...
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Sanga Bo House of Dinajara Nayaks of Kandy Amātya Mandalaya Maha Adigar Maha Mohottala Maha Dissava Dugganna Nilame Bandāra Other Rate Mahatmaya Badde...
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to the British in 1815, the custody of the Relic was handed over to the Maha Sangha (the Buddhist Clergy). In the absence of the king, a chief lay custodian...
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forming an elite group privileged above the native aristocracy, the powerful adigars. Though Sri Vijaya Rajasinha's reign (1739–1747) proved relatively peaceful...
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Adigar (Prime Minister) Pilimatalawe, an able, ambitious and intriguing chief, to select a successor to the vacant throne. The controversial Adigar was...
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Sanga Bo House of Dinajara Nayaks of Kandy Amātya Mandalaya Maha Adigar Maha Mohottala Maha Dissava Dugganna Nilame Bandāra Other Rate Mahatmaya Badde...
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dancer except for the head-dress. This is a graceful dance, also performed in Maha Visnu (Vishnu) and Kataragama Devales temples on ceremonial occasions. The...
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Sanga Bo House of Dinajara Nayaks of Kandy Amātya Mandalaya Maha Adigar Maha Mohottala Maha Dissava Dugganna Nilame Bandāra Other Rate Mahatmaya Badde...
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List of Sri Lankan Moors (section Adigar)
after 1818 the position of the remaining and newly appointed Adigar (Maha Adigar or 1st Adigar) became mere honorary titles. An honorary appointment British...
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formally crowned. Under this new king, Keppetipola was appointed as the Maha Adhikaram (Chief Minister) and the rebels were urged to fight against British...
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Asgiri Maha Viharaya (also called Asgiriya temple, Asgiriya Gedige) is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is the headquarters of the...
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Ceylon Molligoda (the elder) – 1st Adigar and Dissawa of the Sath Korles Pilima Talawuwe (the elder) – 2nd Adigar and Dissawa of Sabaragamuwa Pilima Talawuwe...
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Ehelepola Nilame (category Adigar)
courtier of the Kingdom of Kandy. He was the Pallegampahe Adigar, and held the honorary title of Maha Nilame from 1811 to 1814 under the reign of Sri Vikrama...
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Sanga Bo House of Dinajara Nayaks of Kandy Amātya Mandalaya Maha Adigar Maha Mohottala Maha Dissava Dugganna Nilame Bandāra Other Rate Mahatmaya Badde...
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Sanga Bo House of Dinajara Nayaks of Kandy Amātya Mandalaya Maha Adigar Maha Mohottala Maha Dissava Dugganna Nilame Bandāra Other Rate Mahatmaya Badde...
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Malwathu Maha Viharaya (also called Malwatta temple) is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is the headquarters of the Malwatta chapter...
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Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in Bahirawakanda, approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) from the city centre...
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assistance of Kandyan chiefs who remained loyal which included Molligoda Maha Adikaram and Ratwatte Adikaram. Brownrigg soon received reinforcements from...
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List of Sri Lankan Malays (section Adigar)
after 1818 the position of the remaining and newly appointed Adigar (Maha Adigar or 1st Adigar) became mere honorary titles. An honorary appointment British...
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position of the remaining and newly appointed Adigar (Maha Adigar or 1st Adigar) became mere honorary titles. Adigar - Honorary appointment Dissava - British...
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Sanga Bo House of Dinajara Nayaks of Kandy Amātya Mandalaya Maha Adigar Maha Mohottala Maha Dissava Dugganna Nilame Bandāra Other Rate Mahatmaya Badde...
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aristocratic family of the Kandy to Ehelepola Maha Disawe and Ehelepola Kumarihamy. He was the second son of Ehelepola Maha Disawe, the Dissava of Sabaragamuwa...
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this group as chiefs who held the high offices of state such as Adigar, Dissava and MahaLekam which appointments were not hereditary and these individuals...
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landslide in 2012. The legend says the brahmin brought a sapling of Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi here and planted it in the present site of Natha Devala. It was used...
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Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thero (redirect from Asarana Sarana Saranankara Maha Thera)
qualified as a higher ordained monk on the Esala poya day in 1753 at the Malwatu Maha Viharaya. King Kirti Sri Rajasinha and his ministers proceeded to Malwatta...
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Sanga Bo House of Dinajara Nayaks of Kandy Amātya Mandalaya Maha Adigar Maha Mohottala Maha Dissava Dugganna Nilame Bandāra Other Rate Mahatmaya Badde...
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Sanga Bo House of Dinajara Nayaks of Kandy Amātya Mandalaya Maha Adigar Maha Mohottala Maha Dissava Dugganna Nilame Bandāra Other Rate Mahatmaya Badde...
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