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evil influences from defilement by rat-snakes, cobras, or oil-ants); an image of Vâyu Rakusu, red and blue, with a sword, a club, and a human victim in his hand, horns, irregular teeth with protruding canines, and a crown, riding a goat, also represented with 3 faces and a cobra's hood upon each, 6 hands, of which five hold instruments, riding upon a pheasant cuckoo; and an image of Jora Rakusu, with 3 red eyes, 3 black Rakusu faces with one tooth in each, 6 hands holding a shield, axe, bow, and arrow, and 3 feet. Then comes a description of Visņu in various aspects (see Visnu). See also Fowl.
Rama. The Hindu god-hero. After recovering his wife Sîtâ from Râvana, the demonking of Ceylon, whom he destroyed, he cast her out in jealousy (see Sitá). In the forest she gave birth to a son, Sandalindu, and also received from the Rei with whom she dwelt two magically created babes. One day Râma met the three boys, and as they did not salute him with due ceremony he shot at them three arrows, which glanced off from them. The story of their birth was then made known, and Sitâ was restored to the throne. Rama's ancestors were Maha-sammata, Okâvas, Mandâtu, Vara-mandâtu, Pasênadi, Maha-sudasun, Bharata, Bhagiratha, Sânku, Naraha, Dilipa, Saka, Maha-nala, etc. In another version Sitâ's place is taken by a goddess whose clothes were stolen while she was bathing. Râma found her, clothed and married her, and afterwards deserted her; the subsequent story is the same as that of Sîtâ. [Pala-väla-dâné.] See also Visnu. His war against the Asuras is mentioned in Hûniyan-yâdinna (see Hûniyan Yaka). See also Hat Adiya. He is invoked in Pandam-pâli.
Rama-gini Yaku. A demon, mentioned in the Valiga-patunê yage as attending on the
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Rama-hasti. A deity, who dwells in the leopard whose skull is used in the rite of Ata Magula, q. v.
Ramana Kät. Younger brother of Viramunda.
Rama Nayaka. A god invoked in Pattini-yaga-kavi; see Pattini.
Rama-simha. King of Kuhara-pura; father of the Devol Deviyô.
Ran-dal Kumari. "The Princess of the Golden Net," a spirit who is said in the Iripänun-kavi to have caused the iri-pänun spell on Sunday.
Ran-dalu-mura Kumari. See Kiri Amma,
Ran-dolava. See Golden Litter.
Ran Dunu. The golden bow of Viṣṇu: see Visnu.
Ran Ruval Bandara. See Ruval Yaka.
Ran-sali. See Kota-halu.
Ran-valalla. A spirit invoked in Divi-dos-santiya and Väḍi-ś.
Ran-valalu Kumari. See Kiri Amma.
Ratanga Giri. A goddess, invoked in Amara-sântiya. See Giri.
Rati. Sister of Mâra.
Rati Devi. Consort of Ratikan.
Rati Kadavara. A spirit invoked in Anli-kalavara-tovil and Kadavara-vidiya.
Rati-kala-murttu-ball. A ritual, and a poem describing it, to avort a disease causing sudden death with bloodshot eyes, such as said to have been produced by the demon Rattakkha in the reign of Sangha-bodhi (Mahâ-vamsa XXXVI). It propitiates with bali-offerings the Nine Planets, and then prescribes offerings of raw flesh with blood on the S. E. side. The bali-image is in the form of an ascetic, with 8 hands, 3 eyes, a potsherd or skull, trid
