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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura (Lat: Dioecesis Ratnapurensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka . Erected as the Diocese of Ratnapura in 1995, from territory in the Diocese of Galle, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo . The current bishop is Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, appointed ...
Ratnapura is the starting point for the 'classic' or hard route up Adam's Peak, via the Gilimale and Carney Estates. The pilgrimage season starts on Poya (full moon) day in December and runs until the start of the south-west monsoon in April.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle ( Latin: Dioecesis Gallensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka . Erected as the Diocese of Galle in 1893, the diocese is suffragan to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo. In 1995, part of the diocese was split off to form the Diocese of Ratnapura.
Maha Saman Devalaya or the Great Saman Temple (also called Sumana Saman Devalaya) is a shrine dedicated to deity Saman, situated at Ratnapura, Sri Lanka who is the presiding deity of the Sri Pada Mountain which is also called Samanthakuta meaning the mountain of Saman which is believed to have the left foot impression of Buddha which he kept in his visit to Sri Lanka.
6 July 2007. Cave temple and two caves with drip-ledges in the premises. [8] Ehelepola Walawwa. Ratnapura town. Ratnapura. 3 September 1999. [14] Ellawala Sri Gangarama Purana Vihara.
By 2010 the total pilgrims visiting the Temple combined with those of the Hindu Nallur Kovil in Jaffna, and the Catholic Madhu Marian shrine in Mannar was nearly 3 million. In 2011 a gem-studded throne plated with gold and silver was donated by businessmen in Ratnapura to represent the throne in the legend that caused the war between Chulodara ...
Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy Lankatilaka Vihara in Pilimatalawa Golden Temple of Dambulla in Dambulla Kandy District. Asgiri Maha Viharaya, Kandy; Degaldoruwa Raja Maha Vihara, Kundasale; Devanapatissa Vipassana International Meditation Centre, Kandy; Divurum Bodhi Viharaya, Kandy; Gadaladeniya Vihara, Pilimatalawa; Lankatilaka Vihara, Pilimatalawa
The Kalachuris of Ratnapura were a central Indian dynasty during 11th and 12th centuries. They ruled parts of present-day Chhattisgarh from their capital at Ratnapura (modern Ratanpur in Bilaspur district). They were an offshoot of the Kalachuris of Tripuri, and ruled as vassals of the parent dynasty for many years.