Vasantha Vaidyanathan () (1937 – 14 March 2018) was an Indian born Sri Lankan Hindu religious activist and a Tamil radio broadcaster who was well known for her services to the Hindu society as a religious preacher. She has worked as a radio broadcaster for several Hindu religious festivals including the
Chariot festivals in the
Sri Muthumariamman Temple, Matale
Muthumariamman Temple (Tamil: முத்து மாரியம்மன் கோவில்) or Arulmigu Sri Muthumari Amman Kovil is a Hindu temple in Matale, Sri Lanka.
The prefix "muthu" literally means pearl. "Mari" means rain and "A ...
. She died on the early morning of 14 March 2018, at a hospital in
Colombo
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, aged 80.
See also
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List of Sri Lankan broadcasters
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1937 births
2018 deaths
Hindu activists
Sri Lankan Tamil people
Sri Lankan radio personalities
Sri Lankan people of Indian descent
Sri Lankan Hindus
People from Mayiladuthurai district
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