Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c25.11

c25.11

8. (Then) taking the *galiheḍa*¹ in the left hand and the *meṭi aluva*² in the right, holding the vessel tightly with the feet, He beats it with the blade,³ making it bigger as much as need be, And after thus beating it to the required degree, and having polished it, he sets it in the sunshine, After it is partly dried, he draws leafy branches (*liyavel*), garlands and flower-petals round the vessel;