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Muktinath's importance within Hinduism is described in ancient Hindu Vishnu Purana's Gandaki Mahatmya. [8] The ancient name of Muktinath in Sri Vaishnava literature is Tiru Shaligramam. The Gandaki river, which flows downstream from Muktinath, is considered to be the only source of the shaligrama shila, the non-anthropomorphic representation of ...
Featured pictures of Sri Lanka (6 F) Media in category "Images of Sri Lanka" This category contains only the following file.
Media in category "Featured pictures of Sri Lanka" The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Battle at Lanka, Ramayana, Udaipur, 1649-53.jpg 5,100 × 2,995; 2.78 MB
The Brahmanda Purana, one of the major eighteen Puranas mentions 64 Shakta pithas of the goddess Parvati in the Bharat or Greater India including present-day India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, some parts of Southern Tibet in China and parts of southern Pakistan.
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]
First Muslim Boys' School in Sri Lanka 15 November 1884 Sri Lanka Muslim Society Western: Colombo: Colombo: Colombo: National: Kiriella Central College 1885 Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura Ratnapura Kiriella National Southlands College, Galle: Girls' High School: 1885 [e] Wesleyan Methodist Mission: Southern: Galle: Galle: Galle: National [10] [115 ...
A British couple claim to have found a ‘shrine’ to missing Madeleine McCann in an area close to the desolate reservoir in Portugal searched by police earlier this week.. The retired pair say ...
Kandyan era frescoes are mural paintings created during the Kingdom of Kandy (1469–1815) in Sri Lanka, a time when kings gave a special place to arts and literature. As there was a political instability in Sri Lanka after the Anuradhapura Era , which lasted more than 500 years, kings didn't take much effort to build up the religious side of ...