• Jaya Wewa (Sinhala: ජය වේවා) is a salutation and slogan used in Sri Lanka, best translated as "May you be victorious" or "Victory" in Sinhalese. It is...
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    Kala Wewa (Sinhala:කලා වැව), built by the King Datusena in 460 CE, is a reservoir complex consisting of two reservoirs, Kala Wewa and Balalu Wewa. It has...
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    namely Abhaya Wewa, Gamini Wewa, and Jaya Wewa. Of these, only one, Abhaya Wewa, can be identified with an extant tank, Basawakkulama Wewa. Long after King...
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    (Giant Canal) or Jaya Ganga, an 87 km (54 mi) long single banking water canal carrying excess water to Tissa Wewa reservoir from Kala Wewa reservoir in Anuradhapura...
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    slogans such as "Go Home Gota", "Go Home Rajapaksas", and "Aragalayata Jaya Wewa" ("Victory to the struggle"). Most protests were organized by the general...
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    Save the King was sung as a school anthem, followed by the Pasal Mavuni Jaya Wewa anthem and in the 1970s it was changed to Dana Mana Ranjitha anthem.[citation...
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  • first king to do so. Constructed three tanks, namely Abaya Wewa, Gamini Wewa and Jaya Wewa. Aba, a 2008 film based on the historical legend of King Pandukabhaya...
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  • slogans such as "Go Home Gota", "Go Home Rajapaksas", and "Aragalayata Jaya Wewa" ("Victory to the struggle"). Most protests were organized by the general...
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    Jaffna, Kurunegala and Kandy. Bassawakkulama reservoir Ranmasu Uyana Tissa Wewa reservoir Harischandra, B. W.: The Sacred City of Anuradhapura, Reprint....
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  • 10th century AD), Padaviya is intricately linked to the historical Padaviya Wewa, an ancient irrigation tank, and scattered ruins from the bygone era. Nestled...
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