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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XI, 



two other persons, one on each side, pass backwards and for- 

 wards down the line of paddy thus spread and winnow off chaff, 

 and dirt. Each time fresh paddy is bro light and spread by the 

 goyiyd on the line the fanning is repeated by the two men. 



When the rdhiya is exhausted, with the poruwa the paddy 

 on the edges of the beta-kanda is heaped up to the top of it 

 (beta-mudun-karanawd), and other good paddy scattered 

 about near gathered with the poruwa and put on it (beta- 

 kanda bolatiyanawd ), the rubbish and chaff being gathered 

 and heaped separately ( ahakata bol-tiyanawd ) on the kamata. 



After that, upon the first end of the beta-kanda the shape 

 of anduwa (pair of pincers) is drawn on the paddy with the 

 corner of the winnow, and at the other end a trident ( sulama ;. 

 tri-sulama ) is drawn with the same corner of the winnow. 

 Then taking the measure (laha goyiyd) into his hands, the 

 cultivator goes to the place where the rdhiya, or heap of 

 paddy, was and bows three times, and from there to the first 

 end of the beta-kanda, where he again bows three times, and 

 thence to the other end, bowing three times finally. 



When this is over, holding the measure with one hand so 

 as to just touch the paddy in the beta-kanda, and taking a 

 handful of paddy in the other hand, he drops a few grains 

 upon the laha measure whilst carrying it round the beta-kanda. 

 from the first end (beta-ydllanawd ; andun-naivanawd). 



When this is finished he cuts a passage with the goyi-lella 

 through the centre of the beta-kanda and through it throws 

 hol-atta, man-atta, porulella, katu-atta, ukunu-detta, ashes, 

 and water, from the outside ; then passing through, he bows 

 three times on either side of the passage through the beta- 

 kanda, and further three times at each end of it, and commences 

 to measure the paddy. Going to the first end of the beta- 

 kanda a laha of paddy is measured and covered up with the 

 winnow so that its broad part may touch the beta-kanda. 

 Leaving it there he again sweeps the kamata. After that 

 the laha measure of paddy is uncovered and set apart for 

 the gods ( deyiyanta-tiyanawd ) and the remaining paddy is 

 measured and heaped up. 



