Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... honey and flying straight through the trees , they at once move off in the same direction , if it be the season in which the hives contain honey , that is , August and September , knowing of course that the laden insect makes a direct ...
... honey and flying straight through the trees , they at once move off in the same direction , if it be the season in which the hives contain honey , that is , August and September , knowing of course that the laden insect makes a direct ...
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... honey . This Bee protects the comb in the same manner as the large species . The honey is clear , rather pale - coloured , and sweet ; and is eaten by all who find it . As in the Bambara's comb , the cells are on both sides of the comb ...
... honey . This Bee protects the comb in the same manner as the large species . The honey is clear , rather pale - coloured , and sweet ; and is eaten by all who find it . As in the Bambara's comb , the cells are on both sides of the comb ...
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... honey . There is very little of the latter in ' a hive , but it is the sweetest of all . The nest is often found in a small dead branch or stump ; and the entrance is built up with wax so as to leave an orifice sometimes not wider than ...
... honey . There is very little of the latter in ' a hive , but it is the sweetest of all . The nest is often found in a small dead branch or stump ; and the entrance is built up with wax so as to leave an orifice sometimes not wider than ...
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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