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... rock , and the remnants of a monastery on another rock termed Nelun - gala , Lotus - Rock , ' a short distance away ; while on the other side of the Frog Rock is the embankment of the Siyambalan- gamuwa tank , where a considerable ...
... rock , and the remnants of a monastery on another rock termed Nelun - gala , Lotus - Rock , ' a short distance away ; while on the other side of the Frog Rock is the embankment of the Siyambalan- gamuwa tank , where a considerable ...
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... rock at the flood - escape ( Fig . No. 62 ) . At hole No. 20 the rock is broken away at the mouth ; below this it is 5 inches wide , and it has a total depth of 10 inches . Hole No. 21 is the pointed hole referred to above . It is also ...
... rock at the flood - escape ( Fig . No. 62 ) . At hole No. 20 the rock is broken away at the mouth ; below this it is 5 inches wide , and it has a total depth of 10 inches . Hole No. 21 is the pointed hole referred to above . It is also ...
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... rock , near the southern side of the valley . From the southern side of the rock it then resumed its southward direction for a short distance , after which it was turned up - stream at a right angle for 2100 feet until it ended at high ...
... rock , near the southern side of the valley . From the southern side of the rock it then resumed its southward direction for a short distance , after which it was turned up - stream at a right angle for 2100 feet until it ended at high ...
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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