. The book of Ceylon; being a guide to its railway system and an account of its varied attractions for the vistor and tourist . 464. GEDIGE WIHArE. 465. NATA DEWALE, KANDY. THE BOOK OF CKVLOX 345 latterly of Tamil race. A Kaiuhan however is eenerallv Kandyan a plainer buildinij than is a Hindu hovil,* with a less lavishdisplay of decoration usually conlined to the doorways andpillars. But to these buildins^s the Kandyans have addeda feature of tluir own whirli was ncxer contemplated in theoriginal design and forms no part of it, but on the contraryis quite out of keeping wit

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. The book of Ceylon; being a guide to its railway system and an account of its varied attractions for the vistor and tourist . 464. GEDIGE WIHArE. 465. NATA DEWALE, KANDY. THE BOOK OF CKVLOX 345 latterly of Tamil race. A Kaiuhan however is eenerallv Kandyan a plainer buildinij than is a Hindu hovil,* with a less lavishdisplay of decoration usually conlined to the doorways andpillars. But to these buildins^s the Kandyans have addeda feature of tluir own whirli was ncxer contemplated in theoriginal design and forms no part of it, but on the contraryis quite out of keeping with it, and that is a peaked roof withoverhanging eaves. To put a roof over a dome of any kindwhether such dome is ornamented with carving and a stone ormetal finial as it generally is, or not, is technically a this is what the Kandyans have done in the case of theLankatilake temple where the stone vaulted roof of the central7vihare and those of the ilei^iiles which surround it like sidechapels were surmounted some sixty years ago with tiled andpeaked roofs, a feature which has added considerably to the pic-turesqueness of the building ;

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