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Page 57
... Verugal , now , that carries its main volume to the sea . There is reason to believe that this was not always so . Tennent , writing in 1840 , mentions a tradition that the Verugal was ' at no very remote date , a narrow watercourse ...
... Verugal , now , that carries its main volume to the sea . There is reason to believe that this was not always so . Tennent , writing in 1840 , mentions a tradition that the Verugal was ' at no very remote date , a narrow watercourse ...
Page 59
... Verugal and returning the river to its original course was the answer to his Government's problems . ' The country through which the Mahaveli flows , ' wrote Brooke , ' was beyond doubt extensively cultivated ... and any casual observer ...
... Verugal and returning the river to its original course was the answer to his Government's problems . ' The country through which the Mahaveli flows , ' wrote Brooke , ' was beyond doubt extensively cultivated ... and any casual observer ...
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... Verugal river . The track is regularly used by village traffic . The point at which road and river meet is known locally as Palaya - turai ( turai : landing place or ferry ) and about fifty yards inland from the ferry bank is a tamarind ...
... Verugal river . The track is regularly used by village traffic . The point at which road and river meet is known locally as Palaya - turai ( turai : landing place or ferry ) and about fifty yards inland from the ferry bank is a tamarind ...
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1st century 2nd century 3rd century Adam's Peak Agrabodhi ancient Ceylon Anuradhapura Ariya Chakravarti Batticaloa Batuta British Buddhist building built capture century A.D. century king century later coast of Ceylon Colombo dagaba Dastota Delft Devanampiya Devanampiya Tissa Dissave Dondra Dutch elephants French Galle Ganga Government Governor Hakmane Hambantota harbour Hindus India inhabitants inscription Jaffna Kaddaiparichchan Kandy Kandyan Kantaka Cetiya kingdom Kirinda known Knox Knox's land Lanka legend light lighthouses Maha Mahagama Mahavamsa Mahaveli Mannar Island Matara mentions Mihintale miles mountain nagas navigable North officers palmyrah Pandukabhaya Parakrama Bahu Paranavitana Paulusz pearls port Portuguese prince Puttalam record refers remains river road rock Rohona Roman round royal sailed salt sculpture sent ships shrine Sinhalese Sinhalese king stone story Street stupa Suffren tamarind tree Tamil Tangalle temple Tennent toddy trade tradition Trincomalee Verugal Vihara Vijaya village Weligama wild yakshas