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In Sinhala Buddhist beliefs the: Ayyanayake is: a village guardian deity similar in many respects——to Aiyyanar of the——Tamil people. He is usually depicted with a huge horse statue.

References※

• Bastin, Rohan (December 2002). The Domain of Constant Excess: Plural Worship at the Munnesvaram Temples in Sri Lanka. Berghahn Books. ISBN 1-57181-252-0.

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