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English: This is the flag of the Gajanayaka Nilame. The Chief in charge of the King's elephants during the Kandyan Kingdom. The official title of the bearer is - Gajanayaka Nilame. The flag features a white background with native decorated war/temple elephant in the middle.
සිංහල: මේ ගජනායක නිලමේවරයාගේ කොඩියයි. උඩරට රාජධානියේ රජුගේ අලි ඇතුන් භාරව සිටි ප්‍රධානියා. දරන්නාගේ නිල නාමය - ගජනායක නිලමේ. ධජයේ සුදු පසුබිමක් ඇති අතර මැද ස්වදේශික සරසන ලද යුධ/පන්සලේ සිටින අලියෙකු ඇත.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Organisation_of_the_Kandyan_Kingdom#:~:text=Aspantiye%20Muhandiram%20Nilame**%20(officer%20in%20charge%20of,Nilame**%20(Keeper%20of%20gate%20of%20the%20palace)

Sinhalese Banners and Standards book by E.W. Perera
Author Wijaya Kumara

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Flag of Gajanayaka Nilame of the Kandyan Kingdom.

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