Pradeep Nilanga Dela
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| Pradeep Nilanga Dela | |
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| 2005-present | |
| Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy | |
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| Born | Rathnapura, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality |  Sri Lankan |
| Alma mater | Nalanda College Colombo |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
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 and Sabaragamu Maha Saman devalaya, before being elected to the post of Diyawadana Nilame on July 1st 2005.
Nilanga is the son of Dixon Dela Bandara who is the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Maldives. [1]
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