Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... inch wide , half an inch deep , and 16 inches in diameter , with a tapering radial cut at one side , apparently to drain away water or oil . At a distance of 18 inches from this there is a peculiar sunk rectangle , measuring 23 inches by 15 ...
... inch wide , half an inch deep , and 16 inches in diameter , with a tapering radial cut at one side , apparently to drain away water or oil . At a distance of 18 inches from this there is a peculiar sunk rectangle , measuring 23 inches by 15 ...
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... inches wide at the top , 3 near the bottom , and 6 inches deep ; and the other is 61 inches wide at the top , 2 at the bottom , and 3 inches deep . At Wellangolla , in the North - western Province , two holes are cut in a sloping rock ...
... inches wide at the top , 3 near the bottom , and 6 inches deep ; and the other is 61 inches wide at the top , 2 at the bottom , and 3 inches deep . At Wellangolla , in the North - western Province , two holes are cut in a sloping rock ...
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... inches wide , and it has a total depth of 10 inches . Hole No. 21 is the pointed hole referred to above . It is also worn at the mouth , and is 6 inches wide below this part , and 9 inches deep . Hole No. 22 is 12 inches wide to the ...
... inches wide , and it has a total depth of 10 inches . Hole No. 21 is the pointed hole referred to above . It is also worn at the mouth , and is 6 inches wide below this part , and 9 inches deep . Hole No. 22 is 12 inches wide to 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