Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c13.21

c13.21

Wayfarers were of the following sorts, viz.: persons going to Kandy to perform their services or take in their produce-rent; officials on tour, who travelled with a great retinue and were sometimes a grievous burden; king’s messengers; traders, not many; and parties of pilgrims, especially on the way to Adam’s Peak or other shrines. Neither men nor women thought much of walking long distances. Women of rank, and sometimes men, were borne in palanquins. Carts were known, but few roads were practicable for wheeled traffic.