Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Tamil - speaking Vaeddas , who live in scattered villages on or near the central coast tract , from the north of Trincomalee to about ten miles north of Batticaloa . These have intermarried with the Tamil residents of that part of the ...
... Tamil - speaking Vaeddas , who live in scattered villages on or near the central coast tract , from the north of Trincomalee to about ten miles north of Batticaloa . These have intermarried with the Tamil residents of that part of the ...
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... Tamil tongue , in addition to Sinhalese . They closely resemble Sinhalese of some low castes , and are rather darker ... Tamil and claim to be Tamils . The figure of most of the Tamil - speaking Vaeddas naturally approximates to ...
... Tamil tongue , in addition to Sinhalese . They closely resemble Sinhalese of some low castes , and are rather darker ... Tamil and claim to be Tamils . The figure of most of the Tamil - speaking Vaeddas naturally approximates to ...
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... Tamil Kiri - Amman , the Hill Mother , ' kiri being the Tamil form of the Sanskrit word giri , hill or mountain . So far as the name and position of the goddess are concerned , this identifi- cation appears to be quite satisfactory . On ...
... Tamil Kiri - Amman , the Hill Mother , ' kiri being the Tamil form of the Sanskrit word giri , hill or mountain . So far as the name and position of the goddess are concerned , this identifi- cation appears to be quite satisfactory . On ...
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THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
STRUCTURAL WORKS | 207 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide inscription island Jātaka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kataragama Keliya king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka Pattini pillars player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas