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Double-faced Mithraic relief. Fiano Romano (Rome), 2nd to 3rd century CE ( Louvre Museum ). Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries or the Cult of Mithras, was a Roman mystery religion centered on the god Mithras. Although inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian divinity ( yazata) Mithra, the Roman Mithras was linked to a new and ...
The List of newspapers in Sri Lanka lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in Sri Lanka. The list includes information on whether it is distributed daily or non-daily, and who publishes it.
Mithras stock epithet is Sol Invictus, "invincible sun".However, Mithras is distinct from both deities known as Sol Invictus, and they are separate entities on Mithraic statuary and artwork such as the tauroctony, hunting scenes, and banquet scenes, in which Mithras dines with Sol. Other scenes feature Mithras ascending behind Sol in the latter's chariot, the deities shaking hands and the two ...
TV Derana. TV Derana is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka. Launched on 11 October 2005, [ 2] it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. [ 3] Its main transmission tower is on the Kikilimana mountain, and coverage is extended nationwide via eight transmission towers.
The Sunday Leader was an English-language Sri Lankan weekly newspaper published by Leader Publications (Private) Limited. It was founded in 1994 and is published from Colombo. Its sister newspapers are the Iruresa ( Irudina) and the defunct The Morning Leader. Founded by brothers Lasantha Wickrematunge and Lal Wickrematunge, the newspaper is ...
Danapala Mudiyanselage Rathidu Suramya Senarathna (born 7 December 1987, Sinhala: රතිඳු සේනාරත්න ), better known by his stage name Ratta ( Sinhala: රැට්ටා ), is a Sri Lankan YouTuber, television actor, director, philanthropist and social media personality. [1] Started his career in 2012, Ratta became a ...
The Ministry of Power and Energy[ 2] ( Sinhala: විදුලිබල හා බලශක්ති අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: மின்சக்தி மற்றும் வலுசக்தி அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for power and renewable energy. The ...
Isaipriya. Shoba, also known as Shobana Dharmaraja, [ 6] (commonly known as Isaipriya or Isaippiriya; 1982–2009) was a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist and television broadcaster for the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). She died in the final days of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009 with video evidence that she was captured by the Sri ...