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... ; ' the chapel of the Queens of the West ' ( reference to a mythical island of Amazons ) , ' the Banyan Tree of Vessavana , and the Palmyrah Palm of the Demon of Maladies ... and the house of the Great Sacrifice ' . ( 6.
... ; ' the chapel of the Queens of the West ' ( reference to a mythical island of Amazons ) , ' the Banyan Tree of Vessavana , and the Palmyrah Palm of the Demon of Maladies ... and the house of the Great Sacrifice ' . ( 6.
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... palmyrah trees of which the uses are 801 - and stories . Tennent tells a tale of the palmyrah tree : of Brahma the Creator , whose inventiveness had run out , ' with his finger under his underlip ' , pleading to be excused for the one ...
... palmyrah trees of which the uses are 801 - and stories . Tennent tells a tale of the palmyrah tree : of Brahma the Creator , whose inventiveness had run out , ' with his finger under his underlip ' , pleading to be excused for the one ...
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Esmée Rankine. Palmyrah baskets do duty for buckets , raised by counterpoised hoists . Manipulation is a simple process of two or three men walking up and down little cross members lashed at convenient distances along the hoists to raise ...
Esmée Rankine. Palmyrah baskets do duty for buckets , raised by counterpoised hoists . Manipulation is a simple process of two or three men walking up and down little cross members lashed at convenient distances along the hoists to raise ...
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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