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The
area
called
“Nuwara
Kalaviya”
which
is
in
Anuradhapura
district
got
its
name
as
it
was
nourished
by
the
three
lakes:
Nuwara
Wewa,
Kala
Wewa
&
Padaviya
where
the
concept
of
traditional
village
doctrine
was
highly
expanded
in
an
early
epoch
of
the
19th
century.
The
lake
(Wewa),
Pagoda
(degeba),
Village
(gama)
and
the
Buddhist
temple
(Pansala)
were
considered
as
the
inheritance
of
Sinhalese.
The
villagers
honored
monks
offering
them
the
greatest
respect.
As
the
ancient
village
was
originated
centering
the
lake
and
the
paddy
field,
livelihood
of
the
dwellers
was
farming.
The
paddy
fields
were
given
a
godly
respect
by
the
village
folk,
thus
the
rituals
and
prohibitive
precepts
were
highly
considered
and
practiced
without
fail.
They
considered
it
as
paying
their
gratitude
to
the
fields
for
nourishing
and
keeping
them
alive.
The
inhabitants
of
“Nuwara
Kalaviya”
considered
even
“nature”
a
godhead
and
followed
several
rituals
that
are
called
“Kem
Pahan”
which
means
a
sort
of
magic
like
conduct.
Offering
Gods
for
different
purposes
and
special
events
of
the
paddy
fields
and
their
own
lives
was
also
a
habituation.
A
prominence
was
especially
given
to
the
Gods
like
“Ganesh”
“Ayyanayake”
and
Kadawara”.
Also
the
village
folk
respected
the
lake
itself.
For
example,
as
they
were
strongly
mingled
with
nature,
they
tended
to
call
the
village
lake
by
a
name
of
a
tree
that
they
liked
most.
Later
some
of
the
hamlets
were
also
called
by
the
name
given
to
its
lake.
Accordingly,
even
today
we
can
find
such
names
originated
by
the
names
of
trees
like
“Diulwewa,
Kelegama,
Palugas
Wewa,
Lolugaswewa
Rathmalgaha
Wewa”
&
“Kumbukgaha
Wewa”.
The
identity
of
such
a
primitive
and
native
village,
together
with
its
grandeur,
Gradually
started
to
change
with
time
as
almost
all
the
other
sub-cultures
in
many
other
regions
of
the
country
too,
were
subjected
to
changes.
These
unavoidable
changes
influenced
the
ordinary
life
style
of
villagers,
their
rituals,
the
day
to
day
equipment
and
tools,
clothing
and
even
their
dwellings.
It
is
true
that
no
force
can
touch
hold
these
gradual
cultural
changes
by
any
means.
However,
our
intention
was
to
up
hold
our
primitive,
native
and
traditional
hamlet
concept
while
fostering
nature.
Our
effort
to
offer
this
pleasant
concept
to
the
future
generation
flourished
as
the
“Purana
Gama”.
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