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About a mile away from Kanadarva is Mahakanadarva where a
bas-relief of the goddess Cmu was unearthed in the vicinity
of a ruined dv] Several statuettes of the 3aptamtk goddesses
were also discovered in the same village At Vragala, about
ei ht miles north-west of ahakanadarva, a unique bronze
image of iva in the Ardhanrivara form was discovered It is
possible that this image was originally housed in a iva temple
in that area. Though these aiva finds from Ziahakanadarva and
Vragala cannot be precisely dated, they could be roughly
assigned to this period on grounds of style. Their presence
may be taken to indioate Tamil aiva settlements in these places
near Anurdhapura.
The evidence of inscriptions and archaeological
remains discovered in and around Polonnaruva points to South
Indian mercenary and mercantile settle ents in this region.
The V!].aikkra inscription from Polonnaruva and the Clavaisa
attest to the presence of V.aikkras, Ker4as and other mercenary
forces in the capital in this period Probably some members of
1. A. .C.A.I?. for 1961/62, p.59.
2. Ibid.
3. A.S.CA.R. for 1 56, p.k.
k. See supra, pq.-gJ..