Pradeep Nilanga Dela
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Acting7 September – 7 November 2025
Preceded byNeranjan Wijeyeratne
Born28 October 1973
SpouseWasana Madhawee Galahitiyawa
Pradeep Nilanga Dela | |
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| ප්රදීප් නිලංග දෑල | |
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| 19th Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2005 | |
| Acting | 7 September – 7 November 2025 |
| Preceded by | Neranjan Wijeyeratne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1973 |
| Spouse | Wasana Madhawee Galahitiyawa |
| Alma mater | Nalanda College Colombo |
Wanigasekara Wanasinghe Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Pradeep Nilanga Dela (Sinhala: වනිගසේකර වනසිංහ මුදියන්සේ රාළහාමිලාගේ ප්රදීප් නිලංග දෑල; born 28 October 1973) is the 19th Diyawadana Nilame (chief lay custodian) of Sri Dalada Maligawa.[1]
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.[2]
On 7 November 2025, Dela was elected to his third ten-year term till 2035.[3][4]