________________
ALPHABETICAL GUIDE TO SINHALESE FOLKLORE
39
be sacrificed, and the king gave his nephew, whom the minister (apparently called Kertti Kumaru) placed in a coffin, which was laid inside the dam. The minister then killed a bear and sprinkled its blood on the dam, which became solid; and he hid the prince in the palace on Kaludäkada, and afterwards restored him. The prince returned with a retinde of Yakas, and on his approach the king was turned into stone (apparently a reference to the statue of Mahasen on the dam). The tank contained 12 islands, and was formed of the lakes Tala-vatura-oya, Kiri-oya, and Iha-kula-väva. See also Kaludäkada Kumaru, Seven Kings.
Kaludäkada Kumaru (Ilandari Devi, Ruvan-väli I. D.). The Ilandari-devi-kavi relates that when Pattini went to bathe, she took from her hair a sapu flower (Michelia champaka) and left it upon her robe. Coming back, she saw a golden boy dancing in the flower, whom she called ilandari kumaru, "boy prince." He asked her for her gem.bangle. He grew powerful, destroyed ships, and made ravages in the milk-folds of Kanda, which the Hąt Raju could not check. Passing Kalature and Mutu-pantiya, he took charge of the two Vilacci districts ; he rules over the Vannis, and the seven islands in the tank at Minnêri. and keeps watch at Kala-balalu-Väva, Vil-hata, and Minnêri. He is master of all white cattle and wild buffaloes, casting a golden noose over their feet, and bears a golden bow, a "Rama-arrow," à golden staff, a pike, and a silken handkerchief. He sends leopards to destroy white cattle. Boiled milk and betel are offered to him. Another Ilindari-devi-kavi states that the god carne from Madu-pura on a white elephant and landed at Jaffna. He was sacrificed for the repair of the breach (in the tank at Minneri; see Kaludäkada Hat-raju); he made a city at Rițigala, and he came to Kala-eliya in a golden ship. He stayed a week at Gonáva, and had a shrine at Dimbula-kada. He carries a stone mace, and catches and tosses about wild elephants. Holding a noose in his right hand and a club in his left, he binds wild cattle. Milk was offered by him under a black kumbuk (areca) tree. He lurks in the forests and breaks the necks of victims. He wears & long golden chain, anklets, and a leopard's skin, rides a white buffalo, and catches white elephants. Hosts of Yakas watch by his flower-arch. He dwells at Kala-väva, Minnêri, and Tambala-gomuva, and visits Kataragama, Makkama (Mecca), Mahiyangana, Samanala, and the top of Giri-kula. He keeps a register, with a golden stylus (cf. Sandun Kumara).
Kalu Deva. Invoked in Ata-visi Mangalê. Kalu Devata. One of the Five Devatas: see Devata. See also Kambili Kadavara, Kalu-gal Kadavara. Exorcised in Kadavara-sirasa-pada. Kalu-gal Kandi. Mother of Kalu Kumâra. Kalu-gal Rşi. Father of Kalu Kumâra. Kalu gal Yaka. Father of Andi Kadavara.
Kalu Kadavara. A demon, invoked in Kadavara-vidiya, K.-kavi, K.-go!u-pidavila, Tota-kumara-baliya. See also Kambili Kadavara.
Kalu Kambili Devata. See Kambili Kadavura. Kalu Kiri Mavu, See Karandu-bana.
Kalu Kumara (K. Baņdara, Volasse Baņda ra). A spirit, associated with the sanctuary of Visnu at Bintenna, Velassê, Dumbara, Yakini-gal, Runu, the heights of Kalu-gal and Däti-gal, and the Kalu-ganga river. At Velassê and Dumbara he is under the protection of Abarâ poti, the chief spirit of Hadaganâva, and the Devatâr Devindu ; and at the Piiya temple he is protected by the Pițiya Devi. He recited the pirit at Mahiyangana and burned up the Yakas, hence Buddha took him under his protection. He rides on a leopard. [K.. k.-kuvi.] Senka la-gula Kalu Kumira, the "Black Prince of Kandy" or Ma-oya Kalu
