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... Ganga , Kirindi Oya , Mänik Ganga , and Kumbukkan Oya - which flow into the sea in almost parallel lines from the southern edge of the central mountains . Māgama , too , was in a central position and was safe from attack by foreigners ...
... Ganga , Kirindi Oya , Mänik Ganga , and Kumbukkan Oya - which flow into the sea in almost parallel lines from the southern edge of the central mountains . Māgama , too , was in a central position and was safe from attack by foreigners ...
Page 23
... Ganga Ganga AAmban Maha Ganga Kacchakatittha ( Magantota ) ( Ridivihara ) Dighavapi Mahiyangana Sumanakūta ( Adam's Peak ) ( Badulla ) Guttahalaka ( Buttala ) ( Kumbbukkan Oya ) Ganga ( Mandara pak Kirindi Karind ( Vanavahini ) ...
... Ganga Ganga AAmban Maha Ganga Kacchakatittha ( Magantota ) ( Ridivihara ) Dighavapi Mahiyangana Sumanakūta ( Adam's Peak ) ( Badulla ) Guttahalaka ( Buttala ) ( Kumbbukkan Oya ) Ganga ( Mandara pak Kirindi Karind ( Vanavahini ) ...
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... Ganga ( Kāra Ganga ) near the village of Alahära . The Amban Garga flows from the Mātalē hills carrying a great volume of water , and the Alahära Canal diverts into the Minnēriya Tank a part of this water which would otherwise flow ...
... Ganga ( Kāra Ganga ) near the village of Alahära . The Amban Garga flows from the Mātalē hills carrying a great volume of water , and the Alahära Canal diverts into the Minnēriya Tank a part of this water which would otherwise flow ...
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Abhayagiri Adam's Peak Agbō Anuradhapura army Aryans Aśōka became bhikshus Bhuvanaikabāhu bodhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism Buddhist bhikshus buildings built called capital captured century A.D. Cēra chief Cōla conquest Copyright Archæological Survey Culavansa Dāgäba death defeated district Dravidians dynasty empire Gajabāhu Gampola Ganga Hindu Hinduism history of Ceylon influence inscriptions invaded Ceylon invasions island Isurumuniya Jātaka Kālidāsa Kalinga Kāśyapa Kirti Kōṭṭē lands language Lankatilaka large number lived Māgama Mahasen Mahaväli Ganga Mahavansa Mahavihārē Mahāyānists mainly Malaya Mānābharaṇa Māyārața Mihindu Mōriya Muslims Nāga Niśśanka Niśśańka Malla North Indian Period occupied Pāli Pali Canon Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu Polonnaruva probably Rājarāja Rajarața Rayigama rebellion region reign religious rivers Ruhuna ruled ruler Saddhā Sangha Sanskrit sculpture sects Sēna Sinhalese kings Sinhalese language Siri Mevan Siva South India Sri Vallabha successors Survey of Ceylon Tamil kingdom tanks temple throne Tissa took tribes troops Väddas Vihārē Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vijayanagara Vikramabahu worship