Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c7.29

c7.29

*Davul paṅguva*. The tenement held by tenants of the tom-tom beater caste (*Beravayō*). In temples their service came under the kind called the *piṭa-kaṭṭale* (out-door service). At the daily *tēvava* (musical service), at festivals, at *pinkam*, and on journeys of the incumbent, they beat the *hēvisi* (tom-toms). On their turn of duty in a temple, they had to watch the temple and its property, to sweep and clean the premises, to gather flowers for offering, and to fetch *bolpen* (water for temple use). The services of the musician (*hēvisi-karayā*) were required by lay proprietors only occasionally, for weddings, funerals, *yak* and *bali* ceremonies, and on state occasions. This class of persons was *Social economy* employed in weaving cloth, and their *penuma* consisted of a *taḍuppu*-cloth or a kerchief. The performance of *bali* ceremonies was one of the principal services of the tenants of the tom-tom beater caste. The daily temple music of *hēvisi* consisted of five *vajjan*. The five *vajjan* of which a regular *hēvisi* is made up are: 1, the *davula* (the common drum); 2, the *temmeṭṭama* (kettle-drum); 3, the *beraya* (a drum longer than a *davula*); 4, the *taliya* (cymbals); and 5, the *horanǣva* (oboe).