Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 118
... ceremony , which is thus in agreement with the practice of the Vaeddas , and is doubtless derived from them . This consent having been obtained , the living together of the young couple , with or without any other ceremony , con ...
... ceremony , which is thus in agreement with the practice of the Vaeddas , and is doubtless derived from them . This consent having been obtained , the living together of the young couple , with or without any other ceremony , con ...
Page 189
... ceremony in a clean white cloth . In the Vaedda ceremony , I was assured that each one is dressed in an old torn cloth , and not a new one . It appears to represent the traditional dress of their ancestors . The dancer carries up the ...
... ceremony in a clean white cloth . In the Vaedda ceremony , I was assured that each one is dressed in an old torn cloth , and not a new one . It appears to represent the traditional dress of their ancestors . The dancer carries up the ...
Page 202
... ceremony . In the end , the Anumaetirāla puts back the Abarana in their places in the sanctum , removes his habiliments , and thus brings the affair to a conclusion . He and the Kapurāla , but no one else , may now eat the offerings ...
... ceremony . In the end , the Anumaetirāla puts back the Abarana in their places in the sanctum , removes his habiliments , and thus brings the affair to a conclusion . He and the Kapurāla , but no one else , may now eat the offerings ...
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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