NO. 62. — 1909.] KANDYAN NAVANDANNO. 



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He then made a malruka (flower tree) for the Tooth Relic, and 

 received an elephant. The document ends with an account of 

 the refusal of Ponnayide's son and his cousin , under Raja Sinha 

 II., to continue their service, which was undertaken by the 

 writer Punchi Nayide. 



Danture* — Anciently Dantapura-nuwara. Smiths from 

 Gannoruwa. Vide Ayagama. 



Gannoruwa. 



Also styled Palagama. The part of the village inhabited by 

 the smiths is called Abharana gammedda. 



For the early family history see Bulumulle Suruttuwa. It 

 was subsequently divided into three branches : — 



(1) Kamata-gedara or Uda-gedara ; 



(2) Palagama- gedara or Alutgama-gedara ; 



(3) Pahala-gedara or Palle-gedara. 



1. Brass pata-tahaduwa granted to Alutgamagedara 

 Mulachariya. 



' 2. Ola sannasa, 1632 Saka, (1710 a.d.), granting land to 

 Gannoruwe Navaratna Dawunda Abharana Achariya. 



Under King Kirtti Sri Raja Sinha, Udagedara Gannoruwe 

 Loku Muhandkam worked in the palace. The King gave him 

 lands and an elephant. He erected Gangarama Vihare. 



3. Sannasa, 1674 Saka, (1752 a.d.), to Abharana Achariya 

 Loku Muhandirama for painting the image at Gangarama.^ 



He is said to have set the toe nails of Kirtti Sri Raja Sinha 

 with gems while he slept. His successor King Sri Rajadhiraja 

 Sinha was informed that Gannoruwe Muhandirama had died 

 possessed of much royal property. This was seized and 

 removed to the Treasury. f 



Loku Muhandirama's brother was Alutgama Muhandirama : 

 he received a — 



4. Brass sannasa, shaped like the side of the royal hat, for 

 making the mahd toppi haluwa or hat of state. It is inscribed 

 <% q><gdra© ea©8 ®^©)9$n aKfcowS- " Hail ! The sannasa 

 granted for Alijagama (Alutgama) village. "J 



* A quite modern inscription of 40 lines professes to relate the history 

 of the place. — B. Ed. Sec. 



f Lawrie's Gazetteer, vol. I., p. 277. $ Now in the Kandy Museum. 



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