Not attested in the available source excerpts. The materials provided in the research packet (see Sources) contain no narrative, myth, or origin account for Kalu Kumara; therefore no origin story can be responsibly reported from those texts.
Not attested in the available source excerpts. The supplied fragments and metadata do not describe physical form, clothing, age, or distinguishing marks for Kalu Kumara.
Not attested in the available source excerpts. The provided materials do not record powers, typical behaviors, or modes of interaction with humans for Kalu Kumara.
Dhadu Monara
In Sri Lankan folklore, Dhadu Monara is a legendary pre-historic aircraft associated with King Ravana's reign. The Department of Archaeology has rejected the story as fiction due to lack of evidence. (Note: 1. Power tier should be Ancient, not Primordial, as it's described as a mode of transportation used by King Ravana, implying deity-level abilities. 2. The Department of Archaeology has rejected the st)
Dēdimunda Dēyiyō
A locally venerated Sinhalese Buddhist guardian deity of Sri Lanka, regarded as a principal protector of the Buddha Śāsana and a tutelary figure invoked for healing, protection from spirits and epidemics, and assistance with fertility. His cult is institutionally centered at the Aluthnuwara Sri Dadimunda Devale and other regional devalayas.
Gamarala
No information about a village guardian spirit named Gamarala is present in the supplied source. The single available source concerns an unrelated Sri Lankan cricketer and contains no material on this entity.
Kalladi
Kalladi is primarily attested in the provided documentary record as a social and geographic name (a sub‑caste in Kerala and place‑names in Sri Lanka), not as a clearly documented supernatural entity in Tamil folk belief. A single blog source mentions a related place‑linked spirit name 'Kalladikode Neeli', but the supplied official and archival sources do not describe a distinct folkloric being called 'Kalladi'.
Kassapa (name-group: Buddha, ascetics, and rulers)
Kassapa appears in South and Southeast Asian sources as a personal name borne by distinct figures: a canonical Buddha (Kassapa / Kassapa Dasabala), a set of ascetic brothers (Uruvelā‑Kassapa, Nadi Kassapa, Gaya Kassapa) who led monastic followings, and historical rulers (e.g., Kassapa II of Anuradhapura, Kumara Kassapa of Pagan). The supplied material treats Kassapa as reused personal/name‑title across religious and secular contexts rather than a single supernatural spirit.
Kola Sanni Yaka (Sanni yakuma / Daha ata sanniyas)
A set of ritual spirits invoked in the Sinhalese Sanni yakuma (Daha ata sanniyas) exorcism; understood as spirit-beings responsible for specific illnesses and addressed through a sequence of 18 masked dances that identify, confront, and banish the afflicting spirits.
Kola kanda
Kola kanda is a traditional Sri Lankan herbal congee (porridge) used as a breakfast food and in folk medicinal practice. Sources provided do not support treating 'Kalu Kandha' as a supernatural being; instead the documented term in the sources is the culinary/medicinal preparation 'Kola kanda'.
Mahasona
Mahasona (also Maha Sohona, Mahā Sōnā) is a major cemetery-associated spirit in Sinhalese/Sri Lankan folklore described in sources as "the greatest demon" or "god or demon of the cemetery." He is feared as an agent of sudden death and disease and figures prominently in Sinhalese exorcism ceremonies and in ritual mask traditions.
Maliyadeva
Maliyadeva is a revered early Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and arahant preserved in Theravādin chronicle tradition. Credited in summaries of the Mahavamsa with arahantship and high psychic powers (abhiññā), he is associated in local tradition with specific meditation sites and modern commemorations in Sri Lanka.
Naga People (Lanka)
A class of super-humans inhabiting a subterranean world in Sri Lankan tradition, often depicted as serpents. (Note: 1. Power tier should be Primordial instead of Ancient, given their association with serpent symbolism and cosmic significance in Sri Lankan and Indian mythology. 2. Add sensory cues based on source ma)
Nittaewo
A figure of Sri Lankan Veddah and broader folk tradition: a legendary small, bipedal, hairy hominid/cryptid said to have lived in forests and caves of Sri Lanka, described in oral testimony as antagonistic to Veddah people and allegedly exterminated by them in the recent past.
Riri Yaka (Riri Deviyo)
Riri Yaka (also rendered Riri Deviyo) is a named entity in Sri Lankan folkloric queries but the supplied source excerpts do not provide descriptive material about its nature, appearance, powers, or cult. Available excerpts reference Sri Lankan ritual calendar items (Esala Poya, Vassa) but do not substantively discuss Riri Yaka.
Community Record
- [1]List of ghosts (Wikipedia) — fragment provided. Wikipedia, excerpt: "The following is a list of ghosts:" (fragment supplied in research notes)wiki
- [2]Sri Lanka Genealogy Website (fragment). WorldGenWeb Sri Lanka genealogy page (fragment supplied): "Athula: Why should we bother? Weve been keeping quiet. They said I was drunk at a party and missed catching my baby daughter..." (fragment provided)other
- [3]Sinhala Sangha blog (fragment). Sinhala Sangha blog fragment supplied in research notes: "These achievements began to blossom forth as the years went by, both in his later researches into Buddhism and in his own writings..."folk
- [4]Journal of Intangible Cultural Heritage — metadata (JICH 2025) (fragment). JICH metadata fragment supplied in research notes listing authors and affiliations (no mention of Kalu Kumara).academic
- [5]International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications — print PDF metadata (Aug 2018) (fragment). IJSRP print PDF metadata fragment supplied in research notes (no content referencing Kalu Kumara).academic