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... road , now motorable , whose configuration suggests ceremonial usage . Lining this road as it curves round the base of the spur are a number of rock cells , in which early inscriptions have been found . There is no record of the name of ...
... road , now motorable , whose configuration suggests ceremonial usage . Lining this road as it curves round the base of the spur are a number of rock cells , in which early inscriptions have been found . There is no record of the name of ...
Page 18
... road as well as on both sides of the approach road to the hill and among these is a quadrangular block very close to the turnoff that has more than usual interest . It was at this site that the medicinal trough previously referred to ...
... road as well as on both sides of the approach road to the hill and among these is a quadrangular block very close to the turnoff that has more than usual interest . It was at this site that the medicinal trough previously referred to ...
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... road at Arippo , 4 miles north of the 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 ...
... road at Arippo , 4 miles north of the 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 ...
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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