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School uniforms in Sri Lanka; Uniforms of the Sri Lanka Army This page was last edited on 8 March 2024, at 21:03 (UTC). Text is ... Category: Sri Lankan clothing.
Kandyan jewellery comes from the hill capital of Ceylon or Sri Lanka. [1] The Kandyan Kingdom lasted till 1815 resulting in the original sets of jewellery and designs still being preserved and worn by Kandyan families today. Kandyan jewellery is handmade and was designed specifically for the royal families. It carries symbols of wealth ...
Polonnaruwa Vatadage Sri Lanka Ceylon Tea. The culture of Sri Lanka mixes modern elements with traditional aspects and is known for its regional diversity. Sri Lankan culture has long been influenced by the heritage of Theravada Buddhism passed on from India, and the religion's legacy is particularly strong in Sri Lanka's southern and central regions.
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.
Tamil Brahmins (Iyers and Iyengars) in traditional veshti and angavastram at a convention of the Mylai Tamil Sangam, circa 1930s. A veshti [1] (Tamil: வேட்டி), also known as vēṭṭi, is a white unstitched cloth wrap for the lower body in Tamil Nadu and in the North and East of Sri Lanka.
The Association organises a daily one hour traditional Kandyan dance and music performance showcase in the building's auditorium. These dances are performed by local families and products of the country's dancing institutions. The sales centre displays and sells handicrafts obtained from traditional crafts people who are members of the association.
The Batik industry in Sri Lanka is a small sector of the Sri Lankan textile industry. During the latter half of the 20th century, the Indonesian art of batik-making became firmly established in Sri Lanka. The technique was brought to Dutch Ceylon at the turn of the 19th century. It serves as a high-value export within the textile industry, and ...
They are the most Europeanised of the ethnic groups in Sri Lanka. Most of them wear modern contemporary clothing, although it is not uncommon for a man to be seen wearing a sarong, or for a woman to wear a sari. Several elements in Burgher culture have become part of the cultures of other ethnic groups in Sri Lanka.