Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c24.11

c24.11

At the village of Kinigama in Mātale North, Dulḷeve Adigār owned seven *ninda paṅgu*. The services due from the three tenants (Āracci Paṇḍitayalāgē, Badde Vidānayalāgē, and Upāsaka Paṇḍitayalāgē) of six of these were “at the old and new year to give a pingo (yoke load) of earthenware consisting of twelve small pots or a proportional number of large pots, and a separate *peṇuma* such as a goblet or jug, if the tenant is expert enough to make them, if not he brings forty leaves of betel; he repairs the roof of the *valavva* with tiles provided by the proprietor; on great occasions, weddings, or devil dances he brings cooking vessels.”