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Page 89
... temple at Beragama at the time of the great festival , and roll in the dust round the temple three times every day , and call upon the god in a loud voice to free him from the devil . And perhaps , if he call loud enough , the god will ...
... temple at Beragama at the time of the great festival , and roll in the dust round the temple three times every day , and call upon the god in a loud voice to free him from the devil . And perhaps , if he call loud enough , the god will ...
Page 103
... temples . The one at the north end belonged to the Beragama deviyo : the temple or dewala itself was a small , squat , oblong building , above which at one end rose the customary dome - like erection of Hindu temples , on which are ...
... temples . The one at the north end belonged to the Beragama deviyo : the temple or dewala itself was a small , squat , oblong building , above which at one end rose the customary dome - like erection of Hindu temples , on which are ...
Page 106
... temple . Then the god swore that he would no longer be served by Tamils in his temple , and that he would only have Sinhalese to perform his ceremonies ; and that is why to this day , though the god is a Tamil god , and the temple a Hindu ...
... temple . Then the god swore that he would no longer be served by Tamils in his temple , and that he would only have Sinhalese to perform his ceremonies ; and that is why to this day , though the god is a Tamil god , and the temple a Hindu ...
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