. Ceylon : an account of the island, physical, historical, and topographical with notices of its natural history, antiquities and productions. Natural history -- Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka. 202 KAXDY AND PERADEXIA. [Part VII. Its popular acceptance, notwithstanding this anomalous shape, may probably be accounted for by the familiarity of the Kandyans, under their later kings, with the forms of some of the Hindu deities, amongst whom Vishnu and Kah are occasionally depicted with similarly projecting canines.^ The apartment in which it is deposited is in the inmost recess of the Wihara, a small chambe
. Ceylon : an account of the island, physical, historical, and topographical with notices of its natural history, antiquities and productions. Natural history -- Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka. 202 KAXDY AND PERADEXIA. [Part VII. Its popular acceptance, notwithstanding this anomalous shape, may probably be accounted for by the familiarity of the Kandyans, under their later kings, with the forms of some of the Hindu deities, amongst whom Vishnu and Kah are occasionally depicted with similarly projecting canines.^ The apartment in which it is deposited is in the inmost recess of the Wihara, a small chamber without windows, in wliich the air is stiflingly hot, and heavy with the perfume of flowers. The frames of the doors are inlaid with carved ivory, and on a massive silver table stands the bell-shaped carandua, the shrine, which encloses the relic, encrusted with gems, and festooned with jewelled chains. The outer case contains a munber "'" X"" '^-^'^ ^ I'I '/I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869. London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
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