Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c7.98

c7.98

∗ *It may be mentioned of this festival, that Davy records that during the whole time, that though there were several thousand persons assembled, when he witnessed it, he saw no scene of riot or disturbance, and no instance of drunkenness. In these days, when a part of the revenue of Government is derived from the farming out of liquor licenses, and taverns in Kandy are numerous, it would hardly be possible to say the same thing.*