Wanigasekara Wanasinghe Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Pradeep Nilanga Dela (known as Pradeep Nilanga Dela;
Sinhala:ප්රදීප් නිලංග දෑල) is the present
Diyawadana Nilame or Chief Custodian of
Sri Dalada Maligawa and 19th Diyawadana Nilame. He acted as the Basnayake Nilame of Ruhunu Maha
Kataragama devalaya
Kataragama temple (, ) in Kataragama, Sri Lanka, is a temple complex dedicated to Buddhist guardian deity Kataragama deviyo and Hindu War God Murugan. It is one of the few religious sites in Sri Lanka that is venerated by the Buddhists, Hindus, ...
and Sabaragamu Maha Saman devalaya, before being elected to the post of Diyawadana Nilame on July 1, 2005.
Nilanga was educated at
and was presented with
Nalanda Keerthi Sri award in 2005 by his alma mater
.
Nilanga is the son of
Dickson Sarathchandra Dela
W. W. M. R. Dickson Sarathchandra Dela is a former Provincial governor and former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the Maldives. Dela has held the offices of the Governor of Northern Province and of Sabaragamuwa. He is the father of Pradeep Nila ...
who was the Sri Lankan former
High commissioner to Maldives and former Governor of Sabaragamuwa & Northern Province.
Dixon Dela Bandara the new Governor of Northern Province
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See also
* Diyawadana Nilame, Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy
References
;Sources
Nalanda College 2006 Prize Giving Ceremony
Nalanda Keerthi Sri Awards
මහනුවර දළදා මාළිගාවේ දියවඩන නිලමේ ප්රදීප් නිලංග දෑල මහතා සමග මුහුණට මුහුණ පිළිසඳර ..Exclusive interview with Hon.Pradeep Nilanga Dela - Diyawadana Nilame
Diyawadana Nilames
Sinhalese people
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo
Living people
1973 births
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