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... Ammā which I have been able to find , and to look upon her as a form of Mōhini rather than Parvati . Seven other Goddesses , who are also termed Kiri ... Kiri - Ammā , the most important of them ; ( 2 ) Pusmarāga Kiri - Ammā ; ( 3 ) Unāpāna ...
... Ammā which I have been able to find , and to look upon her as a form of Mōhini rather than Parvati . Seven other Goddesses , who are also termed Kiri ... Kiri - Ammā , the most important of them ; ( 2 ) Pusmarāga Kiri - Ammā ; ( 3 ) Unāpāna ...
Page 138
... Kiri - Ammā , while the child is supposed to have died shortly after birth , and to be now separately gifted with ... Kiri - Amma , thus confirming the relationship . The elder one is identified by Mr. Nevill as a Mūdē Dēyiyā , or ' God ...
... Kiri - Ammā , while the child is supposed to have died shortly after birth , and to be now separately gifted with ... Kiri - Amma , thus confirming the relationship . The elder one is identified by Mr. Nevill as a Mūdē Dēyiyā , or ' God ...
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... Kiri - Ammā . It is made so I was informed , but this may be a mistake — before the lights expire , two being set in the shrine , one for the Goddess and the other for her husband , the Galē Yakā . The prayer was repeated for me as ...
... Kiri - Ammā . It is made so I was informed , but this may be a mistake — before the lights expire , two being set in the shrine , one for the Goddess and the other for her husband , the Galē Yakā . The prayer was repeated for me as ...
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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