Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Deviyā Ancient Utensils of the Galē - Deviyā PAGE Frontispiece Facing I 5 7 7 8 Facing 15 17 55 65 Facing 115 136 " " 148 " " 148 148 · 178 182 . 183 185 . 193 199 54-56 . Small Cup - holes • • 223 57-62 . Large Cup - holes 227 63 . The ...
... Deviyā Ancient Utensils of the Galē - Deviyā PAGE Frontispiece Facing I 5 7 7 8 Facing 15 17 55 65 Facing 115 136 " " 148 " " 148 148 · 178 182 . 183 185 . 193 199 54-56 . Small Cup - holes • • 223 57-62 . Large Cup - holes 227 63 . The ...
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... Deviyā is less certain , notwithstanding the information given to me that he is Ayiyanār . Such statements always require sifting carefully . The name of the latter deity in both Tamil and Sinhalese is an honorific form meaning ' Elder ...
... Deviyā is less certain , notwithstanding the information given to me that he is Ayiyanār . Such statements always require sifting carefully . The name of the latter deity in both Tamil and Sinhalese is an honorific form meaning ' Elder ...
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... Deviyā . rice were thus disposed of , making a good meal for five or six hundred people . During all this time the deities have been left without food . After the conclusion of this feast and ... Deviyā Ancient Utensils of the Galē-Deviyā.
... Deviyā . rice were thus disposed of , making a good meal for five or six hundred people . During all this time the deities have been left without food . After the conclusion of this feast and ... Deviyā Ancient Utensils of the Galē-Deviyā.
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bangles bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Dēvatā Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide Indra 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 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. Tissa tree upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas