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Page 107
... followed him in procession to his mistress's temple . There the kapuralas , blind- folded , took the god , hidden by the cloth , from the elephant , and carried him up the steps of the temple . Again , the pilgrims shouted the god's ...
... followed him in procession to his mistress's temple . There the kapuralas , blind- folded , took the god , hidden by the cloth , from the elephant , and carried him up the steps of the temple . Again , the pilgrims shouted the god's ...
Page 109
Leonard Woolf. They followed in the rear of the procession , where men roll over and over in the dust , and childless women touch the ground with their forehead between every step , in fulfilment of their vows . Silindu , with drawn face ...
Leonard Woolf. They followed in the rear of the procession , where men roll over and over in the dust , and childless women touch the ground with their forehead between every step , in fulfilment of their vows . Silindu , with drawn face ...
Page 223
... followed a narrow jungle track which had been lately cleared . The tangle of shrubs and un- dergrowth and trees was like a wall on each side of the track . The headman walked first , and Silindu , carrying his gun , followed . For the ...
... followed a narrow jungle track which had been lately cleared . The tangle of shrubs and un- dergrowth and trees was like a wall on each side of the track . The headman walked first , and Silindu , carrying his gun , followed . For the ...
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afraid Agent Hamadoru aiya Aiyo anger angry Appochchi Arachchi asked Babehami Babun Beddagama began Beragama brother Buddha called charm chena crop child cloth Colombo compound dagobas daughter deer devil elephant evil eyes father fear felt Fernando fever fool girl give grain hami hand hang headman hear heard Hinni Hinnihami hunter judge jungle Kamburupitiya kapurala Karlinahami kill knew Korala Mahatmaya kunji kurakkan kurunies laughed leave Leonard Woolf listened live looked magistrate months morning Mudalali Nanchohami never night path peon pilgrims prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain Ratemahatmaya rice Rodiya round sanyasi side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly squatted stood strange talk Tamils tank tell temple thing thought tired told took track trees trouble understand veddas vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko