The History of the Tamils and the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka |
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... tiger . According to Dr. Mackay in early times the tiger goddess was looked upon as a consort of the deity Siva . A tiger also appears on two seals with the horns of a bull and it is possible that the bull was regarded as the vehicle of ...
... tiger . According to Dr. Mackay in early times the tiger goddess was looked upon as a consort of the deity Siva . A tiger also appears on two seals with the horns of a bull and it is possible that the bull was regarded as the vehicle of ...
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... Tiger ' as their crest and had it in their national flag [ TC ] , [ SI ] . The origins of this too is shrouded in antiquity . The Tiger emblem was carved on the main door of the Fort of the Cholas . The Tiger seal was also used on all ...
... Tiger ' as their crest and had it in their national flag [ TC ] , [ SI ] . The origins of this too is shrouded in antiquity . The Tiger emblem was carved on the main door of the Fort of the Cholas . The Tiger seal was also used on all ...
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... Tiger flag . It is stated by Pundit Dr. Nandadeva Wijesekera , in his book , ' The Sinhalese ' at page 392 as follows : ' . . . Tiger flag represented the Wellasey Disawa and also Hatkorala ' ( ZS ) . This confirms the presence of the ...
... Tiger flag . It is stated by Pundit Dr. Nandadeva Wijesekera , in his book , ' The Sinhalese ' at page 392 as follows : ' . . . Tiger flag represented the Wellasey Disawa and also Hatkorala ' ( ZS ) . This confirms the presence of the ...
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According Adigar ancient Anuradhapura appear army Aryan Bahu banks battle became British brought Buddha Buddhist built called capital carried caste century Ceylon CHAPTER Chola Chola King chronicle coast Cola Colombo Culavamsa daughter death destroyed district Dravidian Dutch East Elara elephants fact fled four further Gajabahu given hands head Hence Hindu inhabitants inscriptions island Jaffna Kalinga Kandy Kandyan Karavas Karikalan killed King kingdom known land language lived Mahavamsa Mannar married matters mention Nagas Nallur North origin Pandya pearls perhaps period port Portuguese present Prince Puttalam Queen race Rajavaliya records referred reign relic returned river royal ruled Sangili says seen sent settled ships Sinhala Sinhalese South India specially Sri Lanka story subsequently temple throne Tiger took tooth-relic trade tribes Vallipuram Vellala Vijaya worship