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Ambalangoda Masks Museum2

Ambalangoda is a big town located in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The town is famous for its ancient devil masks and devil dancers and for puppets.

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Ambalangoda Masks Museum2

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  1. Sri Lanka 2 Ambalangoda Mask Museum

  2. Ambalangoda is a big town located in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The town is famous for its ancient devil masks and devil dancers and for puppets. The hand carved & hand painted masks in traditional style are vibrant & colorful.

  3. Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa is the 6th President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces Naga Raksha

  4. Sri Lanka has a rich culture of theatre called kolam and exorcism called tovil, which make use of actors, exorcists, masks, music, and dance. The Sanni Yakuma is the best known exorcism ritual, in which numerous sanni (disease) demons are portrayed by exorcists wearing elaborate masks. Occasionally the full complement of 18 possible disease demons is represented in the Daha Ata Sanniya (18 diseases) ritual, but usually a smaller number are used according to which demons are thought to be causing a person's affliction.

  5. Sri Lankans believe that day-to-day life is filled with danger from the yakku(demons) and other bad forces (vas) that cause illness, misfortune or death. The sanni masks symbolize the 18 demons that represent these certain sicknesses or diseases. When someone has a lingering or incurable sickness, an exorcism healing ceremony or devil dance is performed. Lasting throughout the night, the relevant demons are summoned, offered a tribute and requested to leave the patient alone. If the patient is blind, the kana-sanniya demon is called upon (on the mask, the eyes look blind) or for an unbearable fever, the giniyala-sanniyademon (the mask is red-hot and fiery), and so on. Carved quite simply, with the demon’s leering features and infused with its essence and spirit, these masks are designed to be both hypnotizing and terrifying. A huge medicinal mask, the maha kola, displays all 18 faces in miniature

  6. The exorcism ends with the appearance of an exorcist wearing the mask of the chief demon called Maha Kola (the terrific or all encompassing one), which usually incorporates miniature representations of the other 18 demons. Detailed accounts of these rituals and associated beliefs have been documented by anthropologists, and their roles as a form of behavioral therapy have also been considered.

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  8. Masks generally fall into three categories: kolam, sanni and raksha.  Kolam masks number around 40 and consist of royalty, village characters and animals. The drama is made up of connecting satirical stories loosely based around a visit by King Maha Sammatha and his pregnant wife, Queen Menikpala, to a village during colonial times. Sri Lankans believe that day-to-day life is filled with danger from the yakku (demons) and other bad forces (vas) that cause illness, misfortune or death. The sanni masks symbolize the 18 demons that represent these certain sicknesses or diseases.

  9. Raksha masks, bigger and more detailed, are mainly used in Sri Lankan festivals and processions. Numbering around 24, some of them appear at the end of a kolam performance. Common masks are the naga raksha, a demonic face shrouded by many cobras, and its enemy the fearsome mythical hawk-like bird, gurulu raksha. The gurulu raksha is commonly hung on houses to ward away demons. In Ambalangoda the main carvers are descendents of Ariyapala Wijesuriya, who was responsible for bringing the fame of mask carving to Ambalangoda. His sons now continue his tradition from two masks shops at the northern end of town (see previous article). Naga Raksha

  10. The naga raksha (Cobra demon) mask of the Raksha Kolama (Demon dance), consist of a ferocious face with bulging, popping & staring eyes, a bloodthirsty carnivorous tongue lolling out of wide mouth armored & armed to the hilt with set of fanglike teeth, & all topped by a set of cobra hoods

  11. There are several countries known for their batik creations, starting with India where it originated. After that it moved to Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the West. While Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are known for their block printing (tjab) method to create batik on a large scale, in Sri Lanka batik is still made by hand. Sri Lankan batik is less intricate and more suited to modern times. Batik Shops and Factories can be found in and around Ambalangoda.

  12. Text : Internet Pictures Sanda Foişoreanu and Internet All  copyrights  belong to their respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda http://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2013 Sound:Sri Lanka - Mayura Vannama - Typical dance

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