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unusual facts about Natha Devale, Kandy



Adenomus

Adenomus kandianus was considered as extinct for 133 years, but was rediscovered in October 2009 in the Kandy area.

AH43

In Sri Lanka, the road continues through the town of Talaimannar and the Sri Lankan cities of Mannar, Anuradhapura, Dambulla (AH44), Kurunegala, Kandy, Colombo, Galle and Matara.

Anuruddha Ratwatte

Anuruddha Ratwatte had been a Councillor in the Kandy Municipal Council representing the United National Party In the late 1960s later in 1980s Leader of the Opposition in the Kandy Municipal Council representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

Bharti Airtel Lanka

airtel covers 30% of the population with 3G like Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Matara, Ampara Jaffna, Badulla, Bandarawela and airtel has covered Colombo and greater Colombo using the HSPA+ technology.

Blood transfusion in Sri Lanka

In 1988, the Central Blood Bank's component laboratory facility was extended to some of the larger blood banks (Colombo North and Kandy).

Brumbrella

Despite having been retired in 2001, the Brumbrella remains a point of reference for the efficient covering of cricket pitches: Derek Pringle in The Daily Telegraph and Mike Selvey in The Guardian both favourably compared the efficient performance of the groundstaff at Kandy during England's Test match against Sri Lanka in December 2007 to it.

Campaign of Danture

Once Kandy was secured, she was expected to rule the kingdom as a vassal of the Portuguese king.

Cinnamon Air

The goal of the airline is to cover the cultural triangle of Sri Lanka; Colombo - Kandy - Hambantota(Yala).

Commercial Bank of Ceylon

CBC got Mercantile Bank of India’s branches in Kandy, Galle and Jaffna as part of a deal that would remove the government’s limit on deposit taking in Mercantile’s remaining branches in Colombo and Pettah.

Cyril Ranatunga

He studied at the prestigious St. Sylvester's College, Kandy where he excelled at many sports and entered the Ceylon Army in 1950.

D'Oyly baronets

The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Kandy in Ceylon, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 August 1821 for the colonial administrator John D'Oyly.

Department of National Archives

The headquarters of the National Archives is situated along Reid Avenue in close proximity to Independence square, Colombo and has a branch office in Kandy.

Dutch Ceylon

After capturing the Galle Fort Coster, the Dutch Commander went to Kandy and met Rajasinghe.

Ellakkala, Sri Lanka

Ellakkala is situated 46.2 km from Colombo Capital, 75.4 km from Kandy, 52.8 km from Kurunegala, 39.1 km from Katunayake International Airport, 26.6 km from Awissawella.

Esala Perahera

The Kandy Esala Perahera begins with the Kap Situveema or Kappa, in which a sanctified young Jackfruit tree (Artocarpus integrifolia) is cut and planted in the premises of each of the four Devales dedicated to the four guardian gods Natha, Vishnu, Katharagama and the goddess Pattini.

Girls' High School, Kandy

In 1873, the need of a school in connection with Wesleyan Mission work was urged by Samuel Langdon and so a Day and Boarding school was built in Katukele,Kandy Sri Lanka.

Harold de Soysa

After working in England for a short period, he returned to Ceylon to serve in Kandy and Moratuwa.

Ikman.lk

Ads for second hand cars account for nearly 20% of all ads posted, with users from Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy and Kurunegala contributing the majority of ads.

Jayanath Colombage

Jayanath Colombage RSP, VSV, USP, rcds, psc, MSc (DS), MA (IS), Dip in IR, Dip in CR, AFNI (Lond) was a student of St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy, and became the first old Sylvestrian to be elevated to the position of a Service Commander in the military history of Sri Lanka.

Kamal Abeysinghe

Since 2004 it has held exhibitions annually in Colombo and Kandy becoming the largest education fair in Sri Lanka.

Kandy Kakes

Kandy Kake is a product produced by the Tasty Baking Company as part of the Tastykake product line.

Kandy railway station

The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways and is the primary railway station in Kandy and one of the most significant in the central hills.

Mailapitiya National War Memorial

The Mailapitiya National War Memorial in Mailapitiya, Kandy is dedicated to all military and police personal killed in the Sri Lankan Civil War.

Meatless Flyday

An overconfident and guffawing spider (voiced by Cy Kendall) spots his intended prey, a mute fly, on the ceiling, and indulges in various cat-and-mouse schemes to try to catch him for food, including painting a load of buckshot with "Kandy Kolor" and luring the fly to eat it and drawing him closer with a magnet, which only succeeds in attracting a set of metal cutlery which the spider has to dodge to save himself.

Mimosa pigra

In Sri Lanka it was first seen in 1996 along a 1 kilometer stretch of banks of the Mahaweli River near Kandy in the Central Province.

Natha Devale, Kandy

The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, being worshiped as a curer of diseases, the tradition of distributing herbal preparations on New Year day was conducted here until recent times.

Ne Win

Ne Win, as one of the BNA Commanders, was quick to establish links with the British – attending the Kandy conference in Ceylon and taking charge of the anti-Communist operations in the Pyinmana area as commander of the 4th Burma Rifles after the Red Flag Communists and the Communist Party of Burma went underground to fight against the government in October 1946 and on 28 March 1948 respectively.

R. W. Ryde

He was Principal of Trinity College, Kandy, Sri Lanka and St. John’s College, Jaffna.

Railway turntable

Most are situated at the major railway yards like Kandy, Anuradhapura, Maho, Galoya, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and depots in Dematagoda and Maradana.

Richard De Smet

After an initially suspicious reception (a Dr Chubb roundly accused him of excessive missionary zeal at the Kandy session of the Indian Philosophical Congress in 1954), his competence and self-possession won the day and he soon found himself being invited to lecture or give courses at universities and colleges across the country.

Ruth Cleveland

The Curtiss Candy Company asserted that the "Baby Ruth" candy bar (formerly known as Kandy Kake from 1900–1920) was named after Ruth Cleveland, a claim that the urban legends website Snopes.com has debunked.

Shaheedur Rahman

He made his full One Day International debut on 31 March 1986 in the John Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup) against Pakistan at the Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa and played his second match against Sri Lanka at the Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy in the same competition.

South Africa A cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005–06

This match was moved from Kandy to Dambulla due to a waterlogged ground at the Asgiriya Stadium, and consequently shortened from four to three days as the plans had to be reorganised.

Sri Lanka Post

The year 1892 saw the first "Travelling Post Office" doing its run between Colombo and Peradeniya, a suburb of Kandy.

Sri Lankan Moors

Many moors in the central and west of the island are related to business, industrialists, professionals or civil servants and are mainly concentrated in Kandy, Colombo, Kalutara, Beruwala, Puttalam and Mannar .

Sri Vikrama Rajasinha of Kandy

Kandy Lake, an artificial lake overlooking the palace in Kandy was commissioned by Sri Vikrama Rajasinha.

Susith Weerasekara

Born in Nugawela, Kandy, he was educated at Nugawela Primary School, St. Anthony's College (Katugasthota) and Vidyartha College.

Teaching Hospital, Kandy

Kandy hospital is situated closer to the Kandy Railway Station along the William Gopallawa Mawatha from one side and along the Hanthana Road (Hospital Road) from the other side.

Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya

The hospital is situated aside the A1 highway connecting Kandy and Colombo, near the Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya.

Udawatte Nanda Thero

In the 2010 general election he contested from the Sri Lanka National Front in Kandy District but was not elected.

Wales Park

In the park is a Japanese field gun which was captured by the British 14th Army in Burma during World War II and presented to the city of Kandy by Lord Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander - South East Asia Theatre.

The Royal Palace Park, commonly known as Wales Park is a small park on top a small hill in the heart of the city of Kandy, that overlooks Kandy Lake and most of the city.

Wayamba United

Welagedara Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kurunegala, in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka, which is situated about 100 km north east of Kandy.


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