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Maha Sona
Maha Sona (Sinhala: මහ සොනා) is a demon (''yaka'' or ''yakseya'' or devaya) in Sinhalese folklore, who is said to haunt afterlife. The name Maha Sona means " the greatest demon" or "demon of the cemetery" in the Sinhala language. It is the most feared ,most famous ,most dangerous demon or most important god in Sri Lanka. Originally a giant who had been defeated in a duel, Maha Sohona has had his head replaced with that of a bear since he lost his head in the duel. He is believed to kill people and afflict them with 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. ==Origins== Maha Sona was originally a giant named Jaya Sena or jaya sina, who had offended Gotaimbara, Jaya Sena had never been defeated in battle before, but Gotaimbara accepted the challenge to a duel. However, before enter the game by mistaken gotaimbara kicked his head off. Upon seeing this, the planet god Ginisura took off the head of a bear or tiger and fitted it onto Jaya Sina's body, bringing him back to life.
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