Desperate, Sirimal visited a Yakadura (devil dancer) in the jungle of Ritigala. The Yakadura saw the vision instantly. “You have a Kunuharupa in the fuel line. Not the liquid fuel—the spiritual fuel.”
The exclusive ritual performed was the Dehi Kapima (Lime Cutting). The Yakadura took 32 limes. For each lime, he cut it in half while chanting the rival’s name, squeezed the juice onto the jeep’s radiator, and then burnt the peels. On the 32nd lime, the jeep’s headlights flickered on by themselves. The engine started. Sirimal drove home. The rival was found the same day, unable to speak, as if his tongue had been cut—symbolically corresponding to the limes. Source: Palm leaf manuscript (Puskola Potha), Galle Library Archives sinhala+kunuharupa+katha+exclusive
In the 1920s, a beautiful girl named Podi Nona from Badulla was set to marry a wealthy tea estate owner. On the morning of her wedding, a jealous neighbor—an old widow known for her cross-eyes—came to "bless" her. She touched the bride’s white saree and whispered, “May your bloodline end.” Desperate, Sirimal visited a Yakadura (devil dancer) in