 There is annually a gathering from all parts of the island at Anuradhapura to visit what are called sacred places. I suppose that about 20,000 people come here, remain for a few days, and then leave. There are no houses for their reception, but under...  The Village Community and Modern Progress - Page 5by Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy - 1908 - 12 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Brahmachari Walisinha Harischandra - Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) - 1908 - 254 pages
...I suppose about 20,000 people come here, remain for a few days, and then leave. There are no houses for their reception, but under the grand umbrageous...however, that no one thinks of disturbing them. The old kachcheri stands, a detached building not far from * This tavern that was opened in the heart of the... | |
 | Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy - Buddha (The concept) - 1916 - 482 pages
...a few days, and then leave. There are no houses for their reception, but under the grand umbrage of trees of our park-like environs they erect their little...later comers unceremoniously take possession of the verandas of the public buildings. So orderly is their conduct, however, that no one thinks of disturbing... | |
 | Walisinha Harischandra - Social Science - 1998 - 244 pages
...I suppose about 20,000 people come here, remain for a few days, and then leave. There are no houses for their reception, but under the grand umbrageous...however, that no one thinks of disturbing them. The old kachcheri stands, a detached building not far from * This tavern that was opened in the heart of the... | |
 | Arnold Wright - Business & Economics - 1999 - 928 pages
...houses for their reception, but under the grand umbrageous trees of the park-like environs of the city they erect their little booths and picnic in the open...approaches, the place becomes instinct with life. Men, women, and children revel in the luxury of the copious streams of water that course by the sides... | |
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