- Rate
Mahatmaya was a
traditional office and
title from the
Kandian Kingdom which became part of the
British colonial administration within the Kandian...
- literature, most
prominently in Shaktism. He is
featured in the
Lalita Mahatmaya of the
Brahmanda Purana,
where he is
slain by the
goddess Lalita. After...
-
Council and the
Senate of Ceylon. He was
appointed to the
posts of Rate
Mahatmaya of
Balangoda and
Dissawa by the British. He was the
father of Sirimavo...
-
temple is
considered to be pre-Vedic in its
origin and
according to
Nepal Mahatmaya and
Himvatkhanda of
Skanda Purana, the
deity here
gained great fame as...
- 1916–1937.
Joining the
public service as a clerk, he was
appointed Rate
Mahatmaya of Sarasiyapattuwa. He was
later given the
titular rank of
Dissawe by...
- Brahma. The
Goddess had
taken the form of
Durga (exalted in the Devi
Mahatmaya) and slew the buffalo-demon Mahishasura, who
troubled the universe. After...
-
Pariharas before it came
under Idar
State in 13th century.
Brahmakshetra Mahatmaya mentions that
Brahma had
established the town so the
region was known...
- In 1940, he
married Sirima Ra****te,
daughter of
Barnes Ra****te, Rate
Mahatmaya of Balangoda. Ra****tes were an old
Radala family hailing from the Kingdom...
- Dias Bandaranaike, was the
daughter of
Barnes Ra****te Dissawa, Rate
Mahatmaya of
Balangoda during British colonial rule, who was
descended from Ra****te...
- p****age
around the main shrine)
quoting from the
legend of the
Srimushna Mahatmaya (a
local legend)
mentions the
piety one
derives in
observing festivals...
