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- Ambalama: wayside shelter for travelers or pilgrims
- Devale: Buddhist deity shrine
- Kade: small shop or stall
- Parippu: red lentils
- Perahera: religious procession
- Poya day: full moon day
- Tambili: orange coconut (for drinking)
"Don't eat the village!" in Sinhala means "don't embarrass yourself!" It is a phrase I hope to avoid hearing, at least addressed to me.