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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
kavi relates that his father was Maliya Raja of Soliya-pura in the Kalu-desa or Black Land, and his mother Gini-jal Kumari or Gini-kanda Devi. Evil omens accompanied his birth : before it Maliya dreamed that he saw a na-flower (mesua ferrea) fall. After oppressing Kalu-desa and other lands, Mini-maru came with Avatara Devata, Nâ-mal D., and Sapu-mal D., in a ship with a golden pavilion to Yâpâpatunam. Many joined them at Mâtota-pura. Minimaru took charge of Minneri, and guards the 12 islands, riding upon a white crocodile, and makes offerings to the Seven Kings. He goes about the country trading with a bullock-caravan; a dispute having arisen at Radâ vela over a brass pot, he killed 70 persons night after night there. (See the identical story s. X. Na-mal Kumira). His altar should have a canopy of red silk.
Minnöri. The Seven Kings of M. are invoked in Devatár-kavi. See also kirı Yaka.
Minneri Devi. The god of Minnêri is said to have given his protection tu Nâ-mal Kumara (q. v.) and his companiong. Mahasen built a temple to this god at Minnêri; and is still worshipped there as bis incarnation; cf. Kaludäkada Hat-raju.
Mirisvatta Alut Devi. A god, mentioned in Dolaha-devi-kavi.
Miriyabädde Devi (Punci Alut D.). A god, mentioned in Dolaha-devi-kavi as causing wasting disease.
Miti-dunu Väại. A spirit invoked in Väri-sântiya.
Mituru Yaku. A demon mentioned in Hat-raja-kavi as under the patronage of Pattini.
Miyulundana. A queen of Säkra ; see Rukatlana.
Modavela Devi. A spirit invoked in Devatár-kavi, as having a train of followers with torches, weapons, and sunshades.
Mohol. See Pestle. Moholan-giri-madana. A consort of Rati-madana; see Ratikan. Mohot Terindu. Father of Boksal.
Molan Gara. A male demon. The M.-.-kavi states that he was son of Silava Raja and his queen, and invokes the Iraniya-bali of the Nâga king Uraniya, in which one half of a severed body was' taken up to the constellation Abiyut and the other half fell at Môlan-kada, (whence apparently it was called Môlan Gara). It prescribes for the rite to heal sickness a bali-figure with matted hair, and with the nose, one ear, one hand, and one foot taken by & cock; one variant of the poem adds that the figure of the god should be mounted on a cat of mixed blue and black colour. He is invoked in Dolos-giri-devliyagé puvata as having rough hair, carrying a fowl, riding a cat, and crying near sewers. See Gard. He is associated with Yakça Rakusu in the R.-bali; see Rakusu.
Molan-gara Yakini. A female spirit, invoked in the Samayan-pädura. She catches children straying outside the homestead fences.
Molan Giri. A female demon, invoked in Amara-santiya, Giri-liyo-dolaha-prdavila, Yakpidavila, and Dolos-giri-dev-liyagé puvata, in the last as haunting roads. See Giri,
Monara. See Wooden Peacock.
Mongoose. The Mugati-katha-kavi narrates that during a drought a cobra drank water from a basin with which a child used to play, and told a viper (polonga) about it, after making the viper swear not to bite the child. The viper however broke his oath and bit the child. A tame mongoose tore the viper in half, and went to fetch the mother, who was working outside. Seeing it, stained with blood, she thought it had killed her child.
