Maha Sona or Maha Sohona (Sinhala: මහ සෝනා, මහ සොහොනා) is a yaka (or yakseya or devaya, meaning demon) in Sinhalese folklore, who is said to haunt afterlife. The name Maha Sona means " the greatest demon"[1] or "god or demon of the cemetery"[2] in the Sinhala language. It is the most feared god or demon in Sri Lanka.[3] Originally a giant who had been defeated and decapitated in a duel by another giant named Gotaimbara (lived in the 1st century BC), Maha Sonaa has had his head replaced with that of a bear or tiger. He is believed to kill people by crushing their shoulders and also by afflicting illnesses. Traditional exorcism rituals are performed to repel the demon in such cases. Sri Lanka Army's Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol units are popularly known as the "Maha Sohon Brigade", named after this demon.[4]
^Stirrat, R. L. (1992). Power and religiosity in a post-colonial setting: Sinhala Catholics in contemporary Sri Lanka. Cambridge University Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-521-41555-1.
^Smith, Bardwell L. (1976). Religion and social conflict in South Asia. Brill. p. 92. ISBN 90-04-04510-4.
^Gombrich, Richard Francis; Obeyesekere, Gananath (1990). Buddhism transformed: religious change in Sri Lanka. Motilal Banarsidass Publications. p. 117. ISBN 81-208-0702-2.
MahaSona or Maha Sohona (Sinhala: මහ සෝනා, මහ සොහොනා) is a yaka (or yakseya or devaya, meaning demon) in Sinhalese folklore, who is said to haunt afterlife...
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