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Devil Dances at the turn of the twentieth century. Mask of the demon Maha Sohona used in the Tovil Healing Ritual in Sri Lanka. The "Devil Dances" are an attempt to respond to the common belief that certain ailments are caused by unseen hands and that they should be chased away for the patient to get cured. If an individual or a family is not ...
Kandyan dance (Sinhala: උඩරට නැටුම්) encompasses various dance forms popular and native to the area called Kandy of the Central Hills region known as Udarata in Sri Lanka, which have today spread to other parts of the country. It is an example and considered a masterpiece and a sacred artwork in Sri Lanka.
The following is a list with the most notable dances. Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os. This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective used substantively. Thus one may find both "hasapiko" ("the ...
Baila (also known as bayila; from the Portuguese verb bailar, meaning to dance [1]) is a form of music, popular in Sri Lanka and among Goan Catholics in India. The genre originated centuries ago among the Portuguese Burghers and Sri Lankan Kaffirs. Baila songs are played during parties and weddings in Sri Lanka, Goa, and Mangalore accompanied ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... Pages in category "Sri Lankan dances" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Dance in Sri Lanka; K.
Download QR code; Print/export ... Sinhala is the national language of Sri Lanka. Pages in category "Songs in Sinhala" The following 3 pages are in this category, out ...
Panibharatha has led many cultural events abroad representing Sri Lanka in the 1950s. [7] He directed and acted in the ballet Sama Vijaya sent to the World Youth Congress in Russia in 1958 and headed the Commonwealth Arts Festival in 1965. He also represented Sri Lanka in Pakistan in 1966, in Canada in 1967, in Russia in 1974, and in Japan in 1975.
A Musicians in Sri Dalada Maligawa. The music of Sri Lanka has its roots in five primary influences: ancient folk rituals, Hindu religious traditions, Buddhist religious traditions, the legacy of European colonisation, and the commercial and historical influence of nearby Indian culture—specifically, Kollywood cinema and Bollywood cinema.