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... Goddess known as the Kiri - Ammā , which means in Sinhalese ' Grandmother , ' but in reality in its use by the Vaeddas is equivalent to the Indian and Sinhalese word Dēvi , ' Goddess , ' which is not employed by them . " Mr. Nevill ...
... Goddess known as the Kiri - Ammā , which means in Sinhalese ' Grandmother , ' but in reality in its use by the Vaeddas is equivalent to the Indian and Sinhalese word Dēvi , ' Goddess , ' which is not employed by them . " Mr. Nevill ...
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... Goddess bathe . Then Iswara being angry mounted his elephant , and taking his sword proceeded to the spot . [ Seeing a person sitting on the river bank ] he cut off the prince's head , which fell into the water . " " The Goddess ...
... Goddess bathe . Then Iswara being angry mounted his elephant , and taking his sword proceeded to the spot . [ Seeing a person sitting on the river bank ] he cut off the prince's head , which fell into the water . " " The Goddess ...
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... goddess . The king agreed with her , caused a statue of Kannaki to be carved from a stone brought from the Himālayas , and inaugurated the new cult.2 Mr. Kanakasabhai gleans from the poem the following parti- culars which indicate the ...
... goddess . The king agreed with her , caused a statue of Kannaki to be carved from a stone brought from the Himālayas , and inaugurated the new cult.2 Mr. Kanakasabhai gleans from the poem the following parti- culars which indicate the ...
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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