Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic SocietyCeylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1957 - Archaeology |
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... Batticaloa and the greater part of it is under forest . The only perennial river is the Kumbukkan Oya which is the boundary between the Batticaloa and Hambantota districts . The ancient irrigation . works were of no great dimensions but ...
... Batticaloa and the greater part of it is under forest . The only perennial river is the Kumbukkan Oya which is the boundary between the Batticaloa and Hambantota districts . The ancient irrigation . works were of no great dimensions but ...
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... Batticaloa road , is mounted by an ancient , stone- paved roadway which climbs to the summit in an easy gradient , making the best use of the contours . On the summit was a cave monastery founded by king Saddhatissa whose inscription is ...
... Batticaloa road , is mounted by an ancient , stone- paved roadway which climbs to the summit in an easy gradient , making the best use of the contours . On the summit was a cave monastery founded by king Saddhatissa whose inscription is ...
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... Batticaloa and equally dutifully did he endeavour to follow it to its source into Nittaewo country , a distance of about 90 miles from Batticaloa which in 1886 would indeed have been a most difficult journey , more particularly from ...
... Batticaloa and equally dutifully did he endeavour to follow it to its source into Nittaewo country , a distance of about 90 miles from Batticaloa which in 1886 would indeed have been a most difficult journey , more particularly from ...
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PHILLIPS W W A Bird Migration in Relation | 2 |
NICHOLAS C W Additions and Amendments | 3 |
DEP A C The Collection of Bambara Honey in | 68 |
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1st century 2nd century 2nd century B.C. Abhaya Aggabodhi ancient Anuradhapura Arya-cakravarti B.SC Batticaloa Buddha Buddhist built called canal cave donated cave inscriptions century inscription Cetiya Chronicles coast Codrington Cōla Colombo Council cross Culavamsa Deraniyagala Dighavapi district ditto east Eastern Fonseka Ganga granted hill identified invaders irrigation Island Jaffna Peninsula Jāvaka Journal Kalinga Kandy Kassapa Kataragama king kingdom known Korles land Magha Maha Mahāgāma Mahātittha Mahaväli Ganga Mahāvamsa Mahinda Mahinda IV Malay Peninsula Malla maps Medeler Medeler's Members mentioned modern monastery Nāga Pāli Pandyan Parakkamabāhu Paranavitana PARUMAKA Pattu Peradeniya Perera Polonnaruva present prince probably Rajaraṭṭha referred region reign restored river Road rock Roeanelle Rohana route Royal Asiatic Society ruins ruler Sangha Sena Sigiri SILVA Sinhalese South India stone Tamil tank temple thūpa Tissa Trincomalee troops University of Ceylon Vasabha Vihara Vijaya Vijayabāhu village නේ බඹරු