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Sagara Lakmal De Mel Photography A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS. With the roots of his tenure grounded in the soils of Sri Lanka, Sagara Lakmal De Mel, has held a myriad of esteemed ranks during his creative lifework as a Photojournalist and Television Director. With his rapidly increasing popularity on a global scale, Sagara continues to explore the horizons of his artistry. Sagara is delighted to share this capsule view into his labor of passion and love, over 20 years in the making CONTACT  Details Sagara Lakmal De Mel (Director of Photography) Media Ambassadors, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Phone: +94777368849 Email: info@sagarademel.com, sagaratv@gmail.com website – https://sagarademel.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/sagara.lakmal.demel Twitter – https://twitter.com/SagaraLdeMel LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sagaralakmaldemel/ YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/sagaravideos Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/sagara_lakmal_de_mel/   Download the PDF file . ...

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Let’s Make Macarons – By Malsha – eLanka Indulgence knows no boundaries when it comes to dessert, and there’s a treat that can elevate your cravings to new heights: the elegant macaron. Despite its seemingly daunting reputation, fear not! With our step-by-step guide, mastering macarons becomes a delightful adventure. The best part? You can personalize them to your heart’s content. Seek a spectrum of colors? Play with diverse food coloring. Craving an exceptional icing flavor? Infuse a touch of lavender extract for a touch of floral sophistication. With each delectable bite, you’ll be whisked away to the enchanting streets of Paris. Here’s what you’ll need to create 30 exquisite macarons: For the Macarons: 1 ¾ cups of powdered sugar (210 g) 1 cup of finely ground almond flour (95 g) 1 teaspoon of salt, divided 3 egg whites at room temperature ¼ cup of granulated sugar (50 g) ½ teaspoon ...

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Former Sri Lanka cricketing star Daya Sahabandu dies-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Source:Dailynews One of the best left arm bowlers produced by Sri Lanka Daya Sahabandu passed away yesterday and his funeral will take place today (12) at Jawatte Cemetery, at 6 pm . Daya Sahabandu the 83 year old former medium paceman and left-arm leg spinner played for Royal College , Colombo first X1 from 1957 to 1960 he was the best leg spinner on that era who also bowled a little faster and opened the bowling .He started playing senior club cricket in Ceylon in the early 1960’s and mostly playing for Nomads SC. He took more than 1000 wickets with his left arm bowling at an average of just over 14. He was selected to tour England with the Ceylon team in 1968 but the tour was cancelled just before it was due to begin. Later in a drawn ...

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“Sinhabahu” in Adelaide for Roshan Mahanama Trust-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis A NOTICE ciruclated by ASLA and Nayan Perera in Adelaide, August 2023 Dear Friends, Adelaide Lakhanda with the Nalanda Old Boys Association of South Australia & Sri Lanka Cricket South Australia is excited to invite you to a meaningful event with an entertaining and purposeful evening. On 26th August, at the Regal Theatre Kensington, we will be screening the movie “Sinhabahu” for a noble cause. As you may already know, the Roshan Mahanama Trust is a dedicated organisation working tirelessly to empower underprivileged children in Sri Lanka. We firmly believe that every child deserves a chance at a bright future, and this belief fuels our efforts to provide them with a solid educational foundation, a healthy lifestyle, and a safe environment. ...

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Nawala House with Large Garden for sale with Clear Title A large 5 Bedroom house with 4 Bathrooms close to Colombo 5, Nawala.   • A manicured large garden. • Teak parquet floor for upstairs bedrooms. • Granite floor for living and dining area. • Ceramic tile floors for bedrooms downstairs. • Customized pantry cupboards. • High pressure water supply system. • 60 A 3 ph. electricity with lamp fixtures / fans. • Scenic setting in a private compound. • Approx. 3000 sq. ft and 20 P land. • Car parking for 3 in driveway + 1 garage. Designed by a Professional Architect and Constructed by a top end Construction company Chethiya (76) 716 5568. Pradeep (076) 742 1431 ...

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දැක්කොත් පද්මාවතී… – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම් දැක්කොත් පද්මාවතී ආලේ නොකරා බැරී ළමැද හංසයින් සේ පෙනේ ( මෙම පැරණි ප්‍රකට ගීතය,පහත යොමුව Click කිරීමෙන් ඔබට ශ්‍රවණය කල හැකිය.) 1910 වසරේ ජෝන් ද සිල්වා නූර්තිවේදියා විසින් පද්මාවත් කාව්‍යය ඇසුරෙන් නිර්මාණිත පද්මාවතී නූර්තියේ ගී ඛණ්ඩය, අප මතකයන් දශක කිහිපයක් ඈතට යොමු කරවන්නේ නිරායාසයෙනි. නීතිඥ චාල්ස් ඩයස් මහතා තමන් අතට පත් මෙම පිටපත ඇසුරෙන් පද්මාවතී නූර්ති නාට්‍යය නිමවා, හෙතෙම ක්‍රි.ව. 1914 දී ටවර් රඟහලෙහි වේදිකාගත කළේය. එම නාට්‍යයේ එන තත් ගීතය යුග යුග ගණනාවක් තුළ රසික හදවත් ප්‍රීනනය කළ, පැරැන්නන් මුවඟ නිරතුරු නින්නාද වූ සදා අමරණීයත්වයට පත් නූරති ගීයකි. පද්මාවතී කුමරියගේ කාලයේ කඩතුරාවෙන් වැසී ගිය තොරතුරු , මලික් මොහොමඩ් ජයසි නම්ක වියා අතින් පර්සියානු භාෂාවෙන් රචිත පද්මාවත් කාව්‍යය  තුළින් මැනවින් විද්‍යාමානවේ.පද්මාවත් කාව්‍ය ලියවෙන්නේ ක්‍රි.ව. 1540 වසරේදීය. මෙම කාව්‍ය ආකෘතිය හැඳින්වෙන්නේ සුෆි කාව්‍ය සම්ප්‍රදාය ලෙසිනි. කාව්‍යයට තේමා වන්නේ, අද්විතීය රූ සපුවකින් හෙබි පද්මාවතී කුමරියගේ ලාවන්‍යයීය දිවි පෙවෙතයි. සිංඝල් දේශය ඇයගේ ජන්ම භූමිය බැව් කාව්‍යයේ ...

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Omega-3 Healthy fats and its health benefits – By Dr harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com Omega-3 fights inflammation, supports brain health and normal cognitive function, is imperative for healthy fetal development, and combat depression while impacting diseases of mental decline, such as Alzheimer’s – to name a few. There is evidence that omega-3 fatty acids can help reduce high blood pressure or the risk of heart disease Omega-3 is a class of polyunsaturated fatty acids considered healthy fatty acids found in foods, such as fish, eggs, and flaxseed, among others, and in dietary supplements. Why are they called Omega-3 fatty acids? All fatty acids are carbon chains linked together with double bonds. An omega-3 fatty acid is a fatty acid with multiple double bonds, where the first double bond is between the third and fourth carbon atoms from the end of the carbon atom chain. There are three omega-3 fatty acids. ...

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Matildas shock France to storm into World Cup semi final – By Trevine Rodrigo (eLanka Sports editor – Melbourne) The stakes were high, and the spotlight was on a home team daring to dream, and when it’s Australia, nothing seems be beyond achievable. And accordingly, the Matildas put Australia on the world map as a team not to be underestimated. In true fashion, Australia withstood and overcame a clearly overskilled France to snatch a history making semi final of the Women’s World Cup after an exhausting 7-6 penalty shoot out which broke a stalemate through normal time, extra time and the final decider. Titanic would best describe the fantastic tussel for a semi final berth, and Australia and France provided just that in an epic quarter final of the Women’s World Cup in front of a mammoth crowd in Brisbane. In a frenetic game that ebbed and flowed with no ...

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