Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 151
... Pattini . Pattini is never treated as a Hill Goddess , but is venerated only in her aspects as the Goddess of Chastity and the Controller of Epidemics . The worship of these seven Sinhalese goddesses seems to be an independent cult ...
... Pattini . Pattini is never treated as a Hill Goddess , but is venerated only in her aspects as the Goddess of Chastity and the Controller of Epidemics . The worship of these seven Sinhalese goddesses seems to be an independent cult ...
Page 634
... Pattini and Pālanga exerted all their strength they were unable to unloose them . They summoned large numbers of people to help them , the men join- ing Palanga and the women assisting Pattinī , and eventually the men's hook was broken ...
... Pattini and Pālanga exerted all their strength they were unable to unloose them . They summoned large numbers of people to help them , the men join- ing Palanga and the women assisting Pattinī , and eventually the men's hook was broken ...
Page 684
... Pattini , 152 ; story of , 631 Koṭādaėmu - hela , inscriptions , 452 Koți keliya , 585 Koți Sellama , 581 Koțiyo saha Harak game , 581 Kotu - baendum game , 598 Koțu Ellima game , 583 Knife , Kandian , 531 , 551 Knowledge of Ceylon in ...
... Pattini , 152 ; story of , 631 Koṭādaėmu - hela , inscriptions , 452 Koți keliya , 585 Koți Sellama , 581 Koțiyo saha Harak game , 581 Kotu - baendum game , 598 Koțu Ellima game , 583 Knife , Kandian , 531 , 551 Knowledge of Ceylon in ...
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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