The National Magazine New Series. February 1905

At the gate of the village of the Brahmin Tivakka the car halted and thence stopping at each of the places indicated by Mahinda the procession reached the suburbs c: Anuradhapura on the fourteenth day after the arrival ' at the hour when shadows are most extended.' Entering by the northern gate " records the Makabodkivansa* which describes the scene in 6.1 city and the eeremoni.:s that follow [...] Of these to the chief of the Setthis (Merchant-nobles) the office of Sword-ber.rer to the chief of the Brahmins the office of Brahmin-pontiff; to the chief r f the Kutimbika (landlord or proprietor class the office of Utarapata Nayaka ) Chief of the Northern Highway ' (i.e. [...] the great thoroughfare leading from Kankesanturai to Anuradhapura along which the 13o-tree was conveyed) to the chief of the merchants (vanija) the office of " Head of the Guild of „Merchants" I Mi.havanija N ayaka) to the rhil.e of the bowmen the post of "Custodian of the great Bo-tree " to the Chief of the Jewellers (taraccha-kula) the post of Principal Jeweller to the chief of the fowlers (k [...] [February the post of principal royal attendant to the chief of the weavers the post of Master weaver to the head of the pottert the post of Mastepotter to the chief of the fiower-gardeners (mAkilirl-kula) the post of Head-gardener to the chief of the perfumers the post of Master-perfumer to *`the chief of the tailors (xibtya-ku ' a) the post of Great Master-tailor to the chief of the cook [...] players on msical instruments) the post of Chief Kettle-drummer to the chief of the (royal) canopy bearers the post of Chief canopbearer to the chief of the park-keepers the post of (Vidhana) Diretor of the park-keepers.