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Page 143
The Tooth could never be taken out or shown without the consent of both the
Manager or Guardian of the Temple , the Diyawadana Nilame , in 1908 a fine old
Kandyan chief and Ratemahatmaya , called Nugawela , and the Government
Agent ...
The Tooth could never be taken out or shown without the consent of both the
Manager or Guardian of the Temple , the Diyawadana Nilame , in 1908 a fine old
Kandyan chief and Ratemahatmaya , called Nugawela , and the Government
Agent ...
Page 227
It had two temples , one at one end of what might euphemistically be called the
village street — it was only a very broad path ... and pariahs , were allowed into
the temple , which would never be allowed in an ordinary Jaffna Hindu temple .
It had two temples , one at one end of what might euphemistically be called the
village street — it was only a very broad path ... and pariahs , were allowed into
the temple , which would never be allowed in an ordinary Jaffna Hindu temple .
Page 232
I went into the temple , where in 1910 I had often gone to talk about
arrangements for the procession with the priest , in ... When I saw the priest — I
have seen his spit and image in many cathedrals , churches , and temples — I
had no doubt ...
I went into the temple , where in 1910 I had often gone to talk about
arrangements for the procession with the priest , in ... When I saw the priest — I
have seen his spit and image in many cathedrals , churches , and temples — I
had no doubt ...
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| Title | Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Volume 2 Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Leonard Woolf Volume 2 of Woolf, Leonard: An autobiography of the years |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 30 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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