Pradeep Nilanga Dela
Pradeep Nilanga Dela | |
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| ප්රදීප් නිලංග දෑල | |
| 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 |
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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.
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.