Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 575
... rounds are played with them , at the beginning of each of which all the stones are placed on the ground near each other . The player kneels beside them . First round . A stone is tossed up and while it is in the air another is picked up ...
... rounds are played with them , at the beginning of each of which all the stones are placed on the ground near each other . The player kneels beside them . First round . A stone is tossed up and while it is in the air another is picked up ...
Page 594
... round . ' PUHULMUTU , Ash - pumpkin Pearls . ' In this game the player takes the five seeds out of the hole into which the last one fell , and in the same way as before sows them one by one in the next and the following holes , going on ...
... round . ' PUHULMUTU , Ash - pumpkin Pearls . ' In this game the player takes the five seeds out of the hole into which the last one fell , and in the same way as before sows them one by one in the next and the following holes , going on ...
Page 638
... round the Henakanda , and followed by the kapurāla and musicians . They are then attached to the bars which are to steady them , and are interlocked and bound round with cords which at first are placed loosely and then , after the ...
... round the Henakanda , and followed by the kapurāla and musicians . They are then attached to the bars which are to steady them , and are interlocked and bound round with cords which at first are placed loosely and then , after 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