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Tota-para
basin and a clothes-post are put up for the offering ; and a dish of food is set for the 12 Giris The Kadavaras Samayam, Pili, Riri, Kalu, Sellan, Dägimunda and Mal are exorcised with him. He is probably the Tota Yaks mentioned in Sanni-yak-däpane. A T-kumarakantiva invokes him as god of fords with 8 and 36 attendants to heal & sick man, 28 well as Valli Yak Kadavara, Kosamba K., Väde Yak K., Däde Yak, Avara Yak, Devel Mahs-K.. Bhâta Maha-K., Aliyama K., Perayama K., Maddima K., Lê K., Mas K., Abhůta K., Rîri Pulutu, Mal K., Hapumal and Gini K. He is invoked in Andi-kadavara-tovil, K.gotu-pidavila, K.-upata, K.-vidiya, Teddlankdraya
Tota Kurumbura. See Kurumbura. Tota-madana. A demon, on whom see Ratikan. Tota-pala Kadavara. A demon invoked in Kadavara-vidiya.
Tovil. The ritual Tovil-pali-upata, "Origin of the Series of Offerings ", prescribes an exorcism for sickness, invoking the Yakas to descend into a thread washed with turmeric. and into a vase. The Earth-god, Mihi Devindu, took a golden vase and broke through the errth's crust into the world of men. fśvara planted 7 yellow cocoanuts in the world of mon to dispel sickness. Saman created resin. Betel arose from the lood of the Näga king; the second shoot grew in a park of sal-trees. The fowl offered arose from the peacock-throne [of Kanda ?] when it was torn in two by the Asuras; the god issted thence with a fowl in his hand. The ritual Tovil-vidiya, after describing offerings for the Planets and Vişnu, invokes at the samayan or 4 divisions of the day the Kîravälle queen, Asupala Kumari, Sanni Yaka, Mangra Hâmi, Ridi Bisavu, Pattini of the Four Quartors, Mihikat the Earth-goddess, and the Guardian Gods of the Eight Quarters,
Trivakkali. Mother of Devel Devi. Tun Bü-raju. Three spirits invoked in Vädi-bantiya. Tun-net Tuman. See Siva. Turikl. A Naga king, father of Kali.
Turmerlo. Water coloured with turmeric is used in rites of purification. It is said in Kaha-diva-upata that when Mänikpala was to be ourod of the spell of Mårs and a bower prepared for the exorcism, Oddisa, who was the exorcist, needed turmerio. Säkra blew upon his jaya-saka or conoh, and sent Mihi-kata to search for it. At the Anotatta lake the Yakini Avilakkandi gave a golden kettle full of it; Kala-hůta Yakini brought flowers. omsments, and fire ; and she, with Golu-kirtti Yakini, who has charge of the Golu Ocean. Gini-kandi Yakini, the guardian of the Pearl Ocean, wearing red stones and red robes, Le riri, guardian of the Blood Ocean, and the Yakinis of the Vil-bate or Seven Lakes, poured out the turmeric water. The Seven Queens of the Seven Seas assisted at the rite, by which Oddisa healed Mänikpala. See also Mangra Devi, Na-mal Kumara, Tovil. Vas.
Twelve Gods. See Dolaha Deviyn. Udakko. See Drums. Uda-mangra Yaka. A demon in the legend of the plague of Visala, q. v. Uduvola-plyasa Rala Sami.One of the Gini-kanda Kadavaras. Uduvella Rala A demon, on whom see Pitiya Devi. Uggal Surindu. A deity invoked in Valalu-Vidiya. Ulapana Bandara. A demon, on whom see Perahära.
UMA (Parvati). The Hindu goddess, wife of lśvara or Siva, q.v; mother of Kanda and of Gana Devi, who bunst from her right side (see Ata Magula); sister of Mänikpala,
