St Lucia’s Cathedral at Kotahena, Colombo: History….. & ….. Facets- by Vernon Davidson via Keith Bennett Source:Thuppahis St. Lucy of Sicily whose feast falls on December 13 is venerated the world over as the protectress against eye trouble. Legend has it that she had the most beautiful pair of eyes and that she pulled them out to present them to an unwelcome suitor who was enamoured by their beauty. However, her eyes were miraculously restored to her more beautiful than before. Named after this virgin and martyr saint is St. Lucia’s Cathedral of Kotahena, the oldest and largest parish cathedral in Sri Lanka and the seat of the Archbishop of [Colombo]. The 110-year old cathedral had humble origins in a small chapel of wood and Cadjan built by the Oratorian fathers in 1760, when Ceylon was under Dutch occupation. This was replaced by a larger church of brick and mortar in 1782. When ...
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eLanka Newsletter – 6th December 2023 – 2nd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Carmen De Vos looked radiant and majestic on her 100th birthday celebration at the Grand on Princes in Mulgrave, Melbourne – by Trevine Rodrigo Royal College Group of 92 Australia Wing – 50th Birthday Bash photos by Roy Grafix – Once a Royalist always a Royalist! HONOURING OBA’S MOST SENIOR MEMBER – (Tissa) Hemapala Piyatissa Goonatilaka ) Australian men’s Test squad for the first NRMA Insurance Test match Round two of three. Carmen De Vos celebrates her fantastic milestone 100th. The family and everyone who knows her are rapt – By Trevine Rodrigo Professor Tony Anghie receives prestigious international law medal The Governor-General and Mrs Hurley, at Canberra Grammar School for the DreamCricket Gala Day – by Johann Dias Jayasinha Chris Gayle’s heroics inspire ...
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ලෝක සාම සම්මේලනයේ නියෝජිතයෝ, අගමැති හමුවෙති ලෝක සාම සම්මේලනයේ (Universal Peace Federation) නියෝජිතයෝ පිරිසක්, පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය කාර්යාලයේදී 2023.12.06 දින අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය දිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධන මහතා හමුවූහ. මීට ලෝක සාම සම්මේලනයේ (ආසියා පැසිෆික්) සභාපති, හිටපු ජනාධිපති මෛත්‍රිපාල සිරිසේන, පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රීවරු වන අංගජන් රාමනාදන්, දුෂ්‍යන්ත මිත්‍රපාල යන මහත්තුරු මෙන්ම, ලෝක සාම සමුළුවේ අන්තර්ජාතික සභාපති දකුණු කොරියාවේ ආචාර්ය Charles S Yang, අන්තර්ජාතික පාර්ලිමේන්තු සභිකයන්ගේ සාම සංවිධානයේ ආසියා පැසිෆික් කලාපීය සභාපති නේපාලයේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී Ek Nath Dhakal, අන්තර්ජාතික පාර්ලිමේන්තු සභිකයන්ගේ සාම සංවිධානයේ සම සභාපති ඇමරිකානු කොන්ග්‍රස් මණ්ඩලයේ හිටපු සාමාජික Dan Burton, ලෝක සාම සමුළුවේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ ලේකම් වෛද්‍ය චූලා සේනාරත්න මහත්වරුද එක්වූහ. ...
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ගීත සාහිත්‍ය ප්‍රභාශ්වර කළ සෞන්දර්යවේදියාණෝ. – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම් සසර වසන තුරු, රන් දහදිය බිංදු බිංදු , නිවහල් සිතුවිලි, උඩගු ලියන් ගොතා බදින, නීල වරල නිල් චාමර පවන් සලන්නී, එගොඩහ යන්නෝ, අවසන් ලියුමයි වන්, අර්ථ පුර්ණ ,අපුර්ව ගීත දාමයකින් සිංහල සංගීත වංශය එකළු කළ, ගීත නිබන්ධකයෙක් පන්හිද සදා නිහඩව ගොස් අගෝස්තු 1 දිනට 35 වසරක් සපිරිණි මෙම දෙසැම්බර් 07 වන දින ඔහුගේ 95 වන ජන්ම සංවත්සරය යෙදී ඇත. ගුවන්විදුලි මහගෙදර අපහා එකට සේවය කළ,එවකට අප කව්රුත් ඩෝලේ නමින් ඇමැතූ හේ ඩෝල්ටන් අල්විස් ශුරීන්ය.වචනයේ පරිසමාප්ත අර්ථයෙන් ම අවිහිංසක ,නිහතමානී මෙම සොදුරු මිනිසා පිළිබදව,මෙම ජන්ම සංවත්සර දිනයේදී සැමරුම් සටහනක් තබමින් කෘතවීදීත්වය දැක්වීම අප සතු පරම යුතුකමක් සේ හැගේ. දේවගේ දොන් රිචඩ් ඩෝල්ටන් අල්විස්, උපත ලබන්නේ වර්ෂ 1928 දෙසැම්බර් 07 වනදා බෙන්තර පිටිසර ගම් පියසකය. පසුව සිදාදියට එන හෙතෙම, දෙමටගොඩ අනුරුද්ධ විදුහලෙන් සහ කොළඹ ආනන්ද විද්‍යාලයෙන්ද අධ්‍යාපනය හදාරයි. අනතුරුව රජයේ ලලිත කලායතනයදී චිත්‍ර කර්මය හැදෑරීමට ඔහු යොමු වෙයි.ඒ අතර බොරැල්ල තරුණ බෞද්ධ සමිති පුස්‌තකාලයේ පුස්‌තකාලයාධිපති ලෙස ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Vision Care celebrates a decade of glamour at Colombo Fashion Week as the “Official Eyewear Partner” 5th December 2023, Colombo: In a dazzling display of fashion and vision, Vision Care, Sri Lanka’s largest vision and eyewear solutions provider, celebrated a decade of partnership as the “Official Eyewear Partner” at Colombo Fashion Week’s Luxury Resortwear Edition. The two-day extravaganza, held at the National Art Gallery and Shangri-La Hotel, witnessed Vision Care’s world-class eyewear brands seamlessly integrated into the creations of esteemed designers, including Amilani Perers, Asanka De Mel (LOVI), Karma Collection, Hameedia, Charini Suriyage, Kamil Hewavitharana and Dinushi Pamunuwa. During the event, designers showcased their mastery by incorporating renowned global eyewear brands by Vision Care, such as D&G, Versace, Bvlgari, Prada, Ray Ban, and Vogue, adding a touch of luxury and sophistication to their resortwear collections. In addition to these brands, Vision Care offers customers a diverse array of leading international ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Christmas In Ceylon In The ’50’s: Swing Bands And Grand Galas-by Roel Raymond Source:Media History records social transformation. It is through the lens of historical narrative that we see the ages and eras of the past and learn of the people, places, and events that made an impact. Documented history throws a light on the customs and rituals of people as they wend their way through time, leaving their mark on a particular epoch. In the 1950’s, Ceylon has just gained independence from the British Raj, the fruits of which were yet to be seen. Many of the cultural influences of the British were still apparent, including speaking the English language, clothing styles, and partaking in English customs and holidays. The major Christian holidays—Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas were all celebrated on the island, and going by documented history, Christmas in Ceylon in the 1950’s was a riotous time ...
Dec 6, 2023
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FAREWELL LAL MENDIS: BEACON OF KINDNESS AND JOY WILL BE MISSED BY OUR COMMUNITY – By Lawrence Heyn Source : fsoq The Brisbane Sri Lankan community is mourning the passing of one of their guiding lights, Lal Mendis, on Friday, December 1, after a brief illness. Lal, 69, was a dynamic figure who worked tirelessly to help better the lives of the wider community and in the country of his birth as a senior member of the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland. Lal held the position of Finance Lead and Governance in the FSOQ’s management committee. He also was the immediate past president of the Sri Lanka Sports Association of Queensland, one of the FSOQ’s member organisations. His untimely death has left a deep void in the community, as he had been in the forefront of many fundraising ventures and social togetherness. Tributes have flowed in, and he has ...
Dec 6, 2023
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King Ravana’s Connection with Ella – By Dr harold Gunatillake Sri Lanka is reaching its target tourist mark for 2023; it is hoped travellers will turn their sights in 2024 to visit the splendid island called Sri Lanka. So, let’s check this connection with Ella, now famous as a nest for foreign tourists and spoken about worldwide. Nestled in a verdant valley, surrounded by stunning vistas, the tranquil town of Ella is like a slice of paradise. Ella has gained worldwide fame and is now a popular destination in Sri Lanka, surpassing Hikkaduwe, once the most visited tourist site. But what makes this little village such a hot spot for tourists? Ella is renowned for its hilly terrain in Sri Lanka, surrounded by hills covered with cloud forests and tea plantations. Due to its higher elevation, the town has a cooler climate than the surrounding lowlands. The days can be ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Christmas Wonderland and Carols in North Hollywood. Ca. Saturday December 9th. 3 pm to 8 pm Dear Californians Mark your calendars for a delightful celebration of Christmas with the SLAASC on Saturday, December 9th, in North Hollywood, Ca. From 2 to 6 pm, immerse yourself in the festive atmosphere and create lasting memories with your loved ones. Experience the Magic: Underneath the enchanting glow of Christmas lights, join us for heartwarming carol singing that will fill your spirit with joy. Watch as children delight in our Christmas playland, where they can let their imaginations run wild and have a jolly good time. Santa’s Special Visit: From 4 to 5 pm, Santa himself will grace us with his presence! He’ll arrive bearing a sack full of gifts for the little ones and will be more than happy to pose for memorable photographs. It’s an opportunity you won’t want to miss! Tasty ...
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese presents baggy caps to hosts as Pakistan wins Toss in Mauka Oval In a historic moment at Mauka Oval, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia presented the iconic green baggy caps to the Prime Minister’s XI players just before the commencement of their highly anticipated four-day first-class match against Pakistan. The ceremony was marked by camaraderie as both teams came together for a group photo, setting the stage for an exciting cricket showdown. Amid the picturesque setting, Prime Minister Albanese took center stage as he flipped the coin toss. Pakistan emerged victorious, winning the toss and opting to bat first on the opening day of the four-day encounter. As the action unfolded on the field, Abdullah Shafiq and Imam ul Haq stepped up to open the innings for Pakistan, facing the formidable bowling attack led by Mark Steketee and Nathan McAndrew from the host side. The ...
Dec 6, 2023
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