[The Feast in November.] In the Month of November the Night when the Moon is at the Full, there is another great solemn Feast, called in their Language Cawtha Poujah.  Which is celebrated only by lighting of Lamps round about the Pogada.  At which time they stick up the longest Poles they can get in the Woods, at the Doors of the Pagods and of the King’s Palace.  Upon which they make contrivances to set Lamps in rows one above the other, even unto the very tops of the Poles, which they call Tor-nes.  To maintain the charge hereof, all the Countrey in general do contribute, and bring in Oil.  In this Poujah or Sacrifice the King seems to take delight.  The reason of which may be, because he participates far more of the Honour, than the Gods do, in whose name it is celebrated; his Palace being far more decked and adorned with high Poles and Lights, than the Temples are.  This Ceremony lasteth but for one Night.

[The Festival in honour of the God of the Soul.] And these are their Anniversary Feasts to the honour of those Gods, whose power extends to help them in this Life; now follows the manner of their Service to the Buddou, who it is, they say, that must save their Souls, and the Festival in honour of him.

To represent the memorial of him to their eye, they do make small Images of Silver, Brass, and Clay, and Stone, which they do honour with Sacrifices and Worship, shewing all the signs of outward reverence which possibly they can.  In most places where there are hollow Rocks and Caves, they do set up Images in memorial of this God.  Unto which they that are devoutly bent, at New and Full Moons do carry Victuals, and worship.

His great Festival is in the Month of March at their New-years Tide.  The Places where he is commemorated are two, not Temples, but the one a Mountain and the other a Tree; either to the one or the other, they at this time go with Wives and Children, for Dignity and Merit one being esteemed equal with the other.

The Mountain is at the South end of the Countrey, called Hammalella, but by Christian People, Adam’s Peak, the highest in the whole Island; where, as has been said before, is the Print of the Buddou’s foot, which he left on the top of that Mountain in a Rock, from whence he ascended to Heaven.  Unto this footstep they give worship, light up Lamps, and offer Sacrifices, laying them upon it, as upon an Altar.  The benefit of the Sacrifices that are offered here do belong unto the Moors Pilgrims, who come over from the other Coast to beg, this having been given them heretofore by a former King.  So that at that season there are great numbers of them always waiting there to receive their accustomed Fees.