Pradeep Nilanga Dela
Chief Custodian of Sri Dalada Maligawa
About Pradeep Nilanga Dela
Born 1973. Pradeep Nilanga Dela is a Sri Lankan.
Wanigasekara Wanasinghe Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Pradeep Nilanga Dela (; born 28 October 1973) is the 19th Diyawadana Nilame (chief lay custodian) of Sri Dalada Maligawa.
He served as the Basnayake Nilame of Kataragama devalaya, Kataragama and Maha Saman Devalaya, Ratnapura. He was elected Diyawadana Nilame on 1 July 2005 and served until 7 September 2025, when his term expired. On the same date, he was appointed acting Diyawadana Nilame for a period of three months, pending the election of a new officeholder.
On 7 November 2025, Dela was elected to his third ten-year term till 2035.
Personal life Nilanga was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo and was presented with Nalanda Keerthi Sri award in 2005 by his alma mater Nalanda College, Colombo.
Nilanga is the son of Dickson Sarathchandra Dela who was the Sri Lankan former High commissioner to Maldives and former Governor of Sabaragamuwa & Northern Province.
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Chief Custodian of Sri Dalada Maligawa
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Pradeep Nilanga Dela was born on 28 October 1973 in Ratnapura.
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