Deepa Charika Women's Pricegiving
Former first lady Hema Premadasa, 'Vanitha Viththi' author Chandra Ranasinghe and Guruge Manike walking towards the stage for the prize giving for Deepa Charika women's winners.
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Deepa Charika price giving
The price giving of 'Deepa Charika' grand cycle race with state minister Ananda Tissa De Alwis, Times institute's general manager G.E. Ratnasingham and Thomson Associates' manager Ranjith Jayasooriya in the audience.
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Deepa Charika prize giving
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports M. Vincent Perera awarding prizes to a winner of the Deepa Charika cycle race.
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Deepa charika pricegiven
Lankadeepa 'Deepacharika' prize giving chief guest, prime minister R. Premadasa being welcomed by Times institute's official D.C. Wijesekara. The chief author of the Times' Sinhala publications, Elmo Gunaratne is also present.
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Deepa charika pricegiven
The crowd gathered at the doors of the Times Hall to obtain tickets through Lankadeepa coupons to watch the Deepa Charika award ceremony to be held at the Colombo Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.
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Deepa charika pricegiven
To start the Deepa Charika cycle race, the National Security Minister T.B. Werapitiye hoists the national flag. The chief chairperson of the Deepa Charika competition committee, the chief author of the Sinhala division of the Times Institute Elmo ...
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Deepa charika pricegiven
Among the three siblings who entered the "Deepa Charika" race, the two brothers Shantha Lal De Silva and Prithee Prabhath De Silva. Their sister who joined the race was Sandhya Mali De Silva. (Picture - T. C. Perera)
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Deepa charika prize giving
The 10th place to 20th place winners of the Deepa Charika cycle race received prize money and certificates from the Colombo District Minister Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi.
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Deepa charika prize giving
The performers of the Army cultural dance group performing a pooja dance at the Deepa Charika award ceremony.
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