Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c19.54.4

c19.54.4

“And when the time for holding the feast of the setting of the eyes of the images had come, and the king had sent his ministers with apparel and other ornaments (to conduct it), they adorned the place with many continuous rows of arches; and when they had made an end of putting on all the ornaments that were necessary and had arranged the order *Painting* of the high ceremonial, they celebrated the great feast, and, under a lucky star and at a favourable hour, performed the ceremony of setting the eyes of the images.