Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904 to 1911Woolf's account of his seven years as a civil servant in Ceylon. "He has a seemingly effortless way with words which is beautiful and spellbinding" (J. M. Edelstein, New Republic). Index; photographs. |
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... Kataragama and the tsunami that pounded Sri Lankan coastal regions in 2004 . Kataragama is perhaps the best - known place in Sri Lanka for mysterious occurrences , some of which are believed to be miracles . The maker of these phenomena ...
... Kataragama and the tsunami that pounded Sri Lankan coastal regions in 2004 . Kataragama is perhaps the best - known place in Sri Lanka for mysterious occurrences , some of which are believed to be miracles . The maker of these phenomena ...
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... KATARAGAMA WORSHIP The Kataragama religious complex , located in the Tsoutheastern corner of Sri Lanka , is probably the island's most popular devotional center , attracting vast numbers of worshippers drawn from all the major reli ...
... KATARAGAMA WORSHIP The Kataragama religious complex , located in the Tsoutheastern corner of Sri Lanka , is probably the island's most popular devotional center , attracting vast numbers of worshippers drawn from all the major reli ...
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... KATARAGAMA PETER J. CLAUS Kataragama is , at once , a god and a place ( gama means " village " ) where the god resides . Kataragama , as a god , refers both to the Sinhalese version of the Hindu war god Skanda , second son of Śiva , and ...
... KATARAGAMA PETER J. CLAUS Kataragama is , at once , a god and a place ( gama means " village " ) where the god resides . Kataragama , as a god , refers both to the Sinhalese version of the Hindu war god Skanda , second son of Śiva , and ...
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