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... temple in Ceylon , and the principal place for Hindu worship ... at present there are two temples , one Hindu , one Buddhist , but the former is much celebrated and pilgrims from all over India resort to worship here ... the ...
... temple in Ceylon , and the principal place for Hindu worship ... at present there are two temples , one Hindu , one Buddhist , but the former is much celebrated and pilgrims from all over India resort to worship here ... the ...
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... temple called ' TEN - KAILASAM ' at Kantalai by a Brahamin lady in memory of her husband . This was during the ... temple of the tooth - relic in ' Vijayarajapuram ' of Plonnaruva . The second part contains inscriptions regarding the ...
... temple called ' TEN - KAILASAM ' at Kantalai by a Brahamin lady in memory of her husband . This was during the ... temple of the tooth - relic in ' Vijayarajapuram ' of Plonnaruva . The second part contains inscriptions regarding the ...
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... temple had committed acts of vandalism . These Chetties were also responsible for similar offences in South India ( Thinnevelly ) , in their religious zeal to redecorate the temples . They were called Chitini ( Chetties ) who are ...
... temple had committed acts of vandalism . These Chetties were also responsible for similar offences in South India ( Thinnevelly ) , in their religious zeal to redecorate the temples . They were called Chitini ( Chetties ) who are ...
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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