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oddi Yaku. Said to have been destroyed by Devatâr Bandara.
Odi Kurumbura, See Kurumbura.
"Okanda Garë. A demon, invoked in Dolos-giri-dev-liyagê puvata as brandishing an iron mace, wearing flowers, and swinging on an okanda oreeper. See Gara
Okanda Giri. A goddess, invoked in Amara-santiya and Dolos-giri-dev-liyagé puvata, in the latter as rushing about with loose hair, singing verses, and causing sickness on the slightest occasion; in Samayan-pädura and Tedâlankâraan as armed with an iron mace. See Giri.
Olamali. A spirit invoked in Kovila-pêvima. Omari Yaka. A demon in the troop of Dädimunda.
On Devindu. A god, who took part in suppressing the spells of the Vadiga casket (see Mal-sara Raja).
Oru-mala Pattini. See Pattini. Otunu. See Crown. Oya Devi. See Abhůta Devi.
Pacceka-buddhas (Pase-budun). The isolated Buddhas" of Buddhist legend. They took part in the healing of Vijaya (see Aţa Magula). They were propitiated by Pattini.
Pädura. See Mat. Palanga Guru (Kovalan). The husband of Pattini. Paliya. Mother of Na-mal Kumara. Pallebädda Yaka. A demon; see Pitiya Devi. Pallebädde Bandara. A god invoked in Gange-bandara-kavi.
Pallebädde Devi (Appu-hami Devi of Pallebädde). A local god of Pallebädde, described in the P.-deviyanné kavi as stopping wild elephants with his javelin, as having cut a canal, as watching over the fields of Gurudeniya, receiving offerings at Tarana-gala, and staying at Môdara-gala, as having a golden necklet and cane, and as healing sickness. Invoked in Dalu-mura-pidum-kavi, D.-m.-yahan-kavi, Samagam-mal-yahan. See also Abhůta Devi, Pitiya Devi.
Palm. The Tala-gas-u pata relates that when there was a danger of the true faith being lost for want of written records, the gods asked Säkra to supply the need. Säkra then, in the form of a hamsa, brought from the Himalaya the seed of a talipot palm (tala-gas). Viskam, in the guise of an old hunter, shot an arrow at the bird, which dropped the seed, and it fell to earth between two rocks, whence the place is still called Galatäre. A tree grew thence, from which sprang all the others in Ceylon.
Pamanak Kadavara. A spirit invoked in Andi-ka lavara-tovil and K.-upata. Pamaya. A goddess, dwelling in the magic mat (see Aļa Magula). Panam Bandara Devata. A companion of Kambili Karlavara.
Panan Devi (P. Bandara). The P.-d.-kavi relates that at Senkala-gala (Kandy) a procession with a golden umbrella was held in honour of Panan Devi ("Coin God"). He carries a cane in his right hand, a golden sword, a round rattling club, an elephant-goad with 3 crooks, an arm-ring, a hat, a pleated robe; a silken canopy is over him. He smote the elephant Konda-raja with sickness; he received charge of the land from Kataragama Deva; from Senkala-gala he sends disease on many; he is lord of the 12 islands and rides round them on buffaloes. The Kaludäkada Hat-raju gave him authority to heal smallpox and leprosy. He drives away Pilli Yakas. Boiled milk, betel, and double torches are offered to him. When angry he makes sounds which cause sickness. At the Katugastota
