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the Himalaya, the golden Sidanta sea, the Anotatta lake, Adam's Peak, Makkama (Mecca); Tudälla, Karappane, Munissarama, and the Lêyâya or salt-lagoons near Hambanto a; he has sanctuaries at Mutiyaigana, Mahiyangana, and Kiri-vehere (Badula, Bintänne, and Kataragama). He is worshipped in Kadavara-gotu-pidavila. See also Kambili Kadavara. Sellan Kalavara, Vasala Deva.
Senkada-gala Kalu Kumara. See Kalu Kumara. Sera-man. For the legend and ritual of this king's healing, see Arch, and Pattini. Sêräne Kiri Amma. See Kiri Amma.
Set-santiya. A ritual of propitiation, comprising (1) Sat-dina-santiya, propitiating the 7 days of the week ; (2) Dolos-mas-s., propitiating the 12 months ; (3) Dolos-räs-s., propitiating the 12 constellations of the Zodiac ; (4) Sat-dina-baliya, propitiating the 7 days; (5) Visal-pura-santiya, on the legend of Buddha stopping the pestilence at Visâlâ (q. v.) and of Dan Udiya.
Seven Devas. These are said in Vas-haranê to be Deva-raja (Säkra), Saman, Umayângana, Sarasvati, Sriya, Mänik pâla, and a nameless deity, and to have been conceived by Nâta Devi at the Lotus Lake in the Aganistâna (Akanistha) world.
Seven Kings (Hat Raja, Sat-kattuva Deviyo). Invoked in Mal-keli-upata and Mal-yahankavi. See also Kaludäkarla Hat-raju, Mini-maru Yaka, Na-mal Kumâra.
Seven Pattinis. Seo Pattini.
Seven Queens (Sat Bisav, Mänik-kan B.) The Sat-bisav-yaga (Yaga-vidiya) enumerates as the Soven Queens Rat-mal, Riddhi, Nayaka, Usangoda, and 3 unnamed, and invokes them to bathe in a flowery pool; they dance on the mountain-top, each holding in her hand a golden dish; they bring 1000 golden flasks full of oil for their hair; they killed an elephant in the wilds and cut off its tusks with a golden saw to make a comb for Usangoda ; they come from the 7 lands over the 7 seas. Their names are also given as Ratikan-madana, Inâ. Mala, Irddhi, Riddhi, Siri, and Madana, q.v. They are invoked in Samayan-pädura, as aiding Gini-jal Yaka, etc. See also Seven Seas.
Seven Seas. These are the Kiri (Milk), Mutu (Pearl), Nil (Bluo), Golu (Dumb: cf. Geiger's translation of Maha-vainsa, p. 150 note), Lê (Blood), Bihiri (Deaf), and Kara (Salt) Muda. On their guardian deities see Turmeric. The Ran-dunu-alattiya enumerates six, viz., Kara, Nil, Lê, Mal (flower), Mutu, and Kiri.
Siddha Pattini. See Pattini. Siddha Mangara. A god who protected Riri Yaka (q. v.); see also Mangra Devi. Siddhi Maralu. See Muralu Yaka.
Sikurá (Sukra, Kivi). The planet Venus; said in Nava-graha-sântiya to be son of Maduru Devi and Bhargava of Bojagana, to be white, and to ride on a bull or elepbant : in Hora-s., to dwell in the Brahma-zone. His symbol is a whisk and flower-garland, his vehicle a bull or elephant, his tree the karanda (goledupa arborea ?) his offering butter and milk, his region the south-east, and he has 3 faces of a Rakusu and 4 hands, according to Nava-graha-sivu-ýântiya and N.-9.-mal-baliya. The Mal-bali-upata prescribes golden rice. Invoked in Tis-päyê kima as regent of the 21st päya; he has one eye, and was the teacher of the Dânavas.
Silambari. A goddess. The S.-accaram is a figure on a copper plate, with twelve hands and sixty cobras' hoods, surrounded by 50 figures of devas. It is 1spans long and 17 viggus (span of the thumb and first finger) in width, and has 30 matted looks of hair. On
