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Page 165
... offering is laid . Water is sprinkled over these articles , and in front of the shrine , and the offering is also purified by incense ( a resinous gum which exudes from the bark of the Dum tree ) , which is burnt on a fire - stick , and ...
... offering is laid . Water is sprinkled over these articles , and in front of the shrine , and the offering is also purified by incense ( a resinous gum which exudes from the bark of the Dum tree ) , which is burnt on a fire - stick , and ...
Page 167
... offering one wick is lighted inside the shrine . Tom - toms are beaten loudly to attract the notice of the deceased person , and a dance is performed in front of the offering in his honour , after which the officiating relative merely ...
... offering one wick is lighted inside the shrine . Tom - toms are beaten loudly to attract the notice of the deceased person , and a dance is performed in front of the offering in his honour , after which the officiating relative merely ...
Page 169
... offering , of which all the hunting party partake . On the return from their expedition the same offering is repeated in the same manner ; but the officiator merely says , " Wanniya Baṇḍāra , we met with a livelihood . " Hunting parties ...
... offering , of which all the hunting party partake . On the return from their expedition the same offering is repeated in the same manner ; but the officiator merely says , " Wanniya Baṇḍāra , we met with a livelihood . " Hunting parties ...
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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