Ayyanayake

In Sinhala Buddhist beliefs the Ayyanayake a is a village guardian deity similar in many respects to Aiyyanar of the Tamil people. He is usually depictedd 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 1571812520.