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Category: Sri Lankan mythology. ... (Lanka) S. Sinhabahu This page was last edited on 21 August 2024, at 18:27 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The legends have turned the area into a site for legend tripping. There have been a number of deaths and accidents at the trestle since its construction, despite the presence of an 8-foot (2.4 m) fence to keep thrill-seekers out. [2] Norfolk Southern train crossing Pope Lick trestle bridge
Demons are believed to spring into existence, fully grown (known as opapatika in the Pali language) rather than being given birth by a mother. [2] However, some demons, like the Kola Sanni Yaka have been born to human parents and later become demons. [3]
Maha Sona or Maha Sohona (Sinhala: මහ සෝනා, මහ සොහොනා) is a yaka (or yakseya or devaya, meaning demon) in Sinhalese folklore, said to haunt the afterlife. The name Maha Sona denotes "the greatest demon" [ 1 ] or "god or demon of the cemetery" [ 2 ] in the Sinhala language .
Sri Lankan legendary creatures (1 C, 3 P) Sri Lankan mythology (3 P) Pages in category "Sri Lankan folklore" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 ...
Demons of Sri Lanka (4 P) Pages in category "Sri Lankan legendary creatures" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
A video on "History and Mystery: The Folklore and Legends of the Bristol Hills" debuts Nov. 9 at Cumming Nature Center.
Historians attribute the introduction of goddess Pattini to the island to Gajabahu I, a Sinhalese king who ruled Sri Lanka from 113-135. As per some historians, the Cilappatikaram mentions Gajabahu's presence at the consecration of a temple to Kannagi (identified as Pattini in this case) by the Chera king Cenkuttuvan .