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Nilame Adikaram Ra****te ( - 1827) (known as Ra****te
Nilame) was a
courtier of the
Kingdom of Kandy. He was the 2nd
Adigar (Adigaram) from 1825 to...
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Diyawadana Nilame is the
office of the
chief lay
custodian of the
Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Formerly an
office of the
royal household, at...
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Madugalle Udagabada Nilame (Sinhala:මඩුගල්ලේ උඩගබඩා නිලමෙ), more
widely known as
Madugalle Nilame was a
Nilame, an
official under the rule of King Sri...
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Nilame (Sinhala: ඇහැලේපොළ නිලමේ), was a
courtier of the
Kingdom of Kandy. He was the
Pallegampahe Adigar, and held the
honorary title of Maha
Nilame from...
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Sabaragamuwa Aluthnuwara Naideral],
Sabaragamuwa Aluvihare Nilame,
Matale Ellepola Maha
Nilame,
Matale Idamegama Ganethirala, Uva
Medakinda Iriyagama Kalubanda...
- and
former Mayor of Kandy, from 2011 to 2015. He is the
current Basnayake Nilame of Sri Maha
Vishnu Devalaya of
Kandy & Dedi
Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara...
- servant,
diplomat and
English language poet. He was also the 17th
Diyawadana Nilame (chief lay custodian) of the Sri
Dalada Maligawa,
Kandy from 1975 to 1985...
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Pattini Vesak in Sri
Lanka Mahavamsa Culavamsa Dasa sil mata
Diyawadana Nilame Sri
Lankan Forest Tradition Politics Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism Jathika...
- In the
absence of the king, a
chief lay
custodian called the "Diyawadana
Nilame" was
appointed to
handle routine administrative matters concerning the relic...
- Some
Chiefs were
merely personal attendants of the King. The
Diyawadana Nilame was the King's
personal valet responsible for
bathing and
dressing of the...
