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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 ...
The Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu is a Roman Catholic Marian shrine in Mannar district of Sri Lanka. With a history of more than 400 years, the shrine acts as a center of pilgrimage and worship for Sri Lankan Catholics . [ 1 ]
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 ...
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.
Madhu church shelling or Madhu church massacre is the name for the shelling of the Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu in Sri Lanka during the Sri Lankan civil war on November 20, 1999. The shelling resulted in the deaths of approximately 40 minority Sri Lankan Tamil civilians, including children, and more than 60 non-fatal injuries.
Pages in category "Lists of schools in Sri Lanka" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The following is a list of schools in Sri Lanka grouped by province. There are 10,155 government schools (373 national schools and 9,782 provincial schools) and also 104 private schools. List of schools in Central Province
1]: Location: Tewatte, Ragama, Sri Lanka: Country: Sri Lanka: Language(s): Sinhala Tamil English Latin: Denomination: Roman Catholic: History; Status: Minor Basilica National shrine: Founded: February 6, 1974; 50 years ago (): Founder(s): Jean-Marie Masson [2]: Dedication: Our Lady of Lanka(Mary Immaculate): Architecture; Functional status: Active: Architect(s): Spanish architect Fr. Heras [3 ...