Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c24.12

c24.12

In Koṭagēpiṭiya a potter named Paṇḍitagē owed the following services to the Haṅguraṅketa Pattini Dēvāle for two *pēḷas* of field and two *kuruṇis* *hen*: “yearly to give two *valankat* (pingo loads of pottery), one for the *perahera* and the other for the *Alutsal*; to present a *valankada* to the Basnāyaka Nilame at the *perahera*; to make tiles when required (clay and firewood being supplied); to shift the tiles of the Dēvāle.” These services were commutable for Rs. 5.85.