Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 610
... counters , eight belonging to each side ; if eight play each has two of the counters . They are coloured red , yellow , black and green . Pahaḍa Keliya differs from other similar games in having no senseless delay in getting the counters ...
... counters , eight belonging to each side ; if eight play each has two of the counters . They are coloured red , yellow , black and green . Pahaḍa Keliya differs from other similar games in having no senseless delay in getting the counters ...
Page 611
... counters up to the last three squares in which they can be attacked by the enemy , prior to moving down the final central row , he cannot proceed any further if his partner have any counters following him until two of these are brought ...
... counters up to the last three squares in which they can be attacked by the enemy , prior to moving down the final central row , he cannot proceed any further if his partner have any counters following him until two of these are brought ...
Page 612
... counters awaiting this double throw before being able to move onward ; and the enemy is almost certain to chop some of them , especially the later four , if he can succeed in getting two counters into the squares at the outer end of the ...
... counters awaiting this double throw before being able to move onward ; and the enemy is almost certain to chop some of them , especially the later four , if he can succeed in getting two counters into the squares at the outer end of 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