Mask Museum - Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
Mask Museum - Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
In this episode David starts off at the Mask museum at the village of Ambalangoda where he sees various masks and even buys one to take back home. Later he finally arrives at the dutch colonial city of Galle where he sees some of the remaining damage from the 2004 tsunami. Here in Galle David also takes an opportunity to visit some of the city's historical structures such as the old port, the Portuguese fort, and a historic lighthouse. Along the way he even meets some local high divers, before arriving at the beautiful Aditiya resort for some rest. Remember to check out the guides for Sri Lanka so you can explore some of the country's most beautiful sites!
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Mask Museum - Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
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If you are driving through the South Western coastal belt of Sri Lanka, you are bound to pass through the town of Ambalangoda which is well known for its mask making industry. The history of masks that are unique to Sri Lanka dates back to the 1800’s which were used to portray various characters in popular folk tales and for devil dancing.
Masks In Ambalangoda අම්බලන්ගොඩ වෙස් මුහුණු - Infinity Sri Lanka
Masks Industry In Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka.
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Ambalangoda, city of masks, Sri Lanka
Ambalangoda (අම්බලන්ගොඩ), city of mask, Sri Lanka 2015
Ambalangoda is a coastal town located in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Governed by Ambalangoda Urban Council, the town is famous for its ancient devil masks and devil dancers.[2] It is approximately 107 kilometres (66 mi) south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 13 metres (43 ft) above the sea level.
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AMBALANGODA MASK WORKSHOP AND MUSEUM IN SRILANKA .
Ambalangoda mask factory is the centre for making unique SriLankan masks and puppet.
The traditional masks are carved from light Balsa like Kaduru wood
Have 120 Sri Lankan traditional mask designs.
The masks are handcrafted by villagers. The skill has been carried down through generations.
Many of the masks incorporated animals ,like the cobra or the peacock.
The mysterious world of kolam dance, legend and exorcism, and the psychology behind the masks.you can learn in Ambalangoda Mask Museum.
opening Hours: Monday- sunday 8AM–5PM.
Ambalangoda Ariyapala Werkstatt
Mask museum in Sri Lanka: traditional and modern masks
Masks are classified as Raksha , Kolam and Sanni. All the three varieties are used for dancing and decorative purposes. Raksha Masks are often seen in processions and festivals. The Kolam Masks are utilised for staging comic plays depicting ancing stories. Sanni Masks are made use of in devil dancing ceremonies to cure illnesses. In fact there are about twenty four kinds of Rakshas known by different names such as Naga Rakshas, Gurulu Raksha, Maru Raksha etc.
Masks are turned out from the timber of a tree locally known as Kaduru. This tree grows in marshy lands bordering paddy fields. Its stem is covered with a bark which sheds amilky liquid like latex. Its wood is soft and easy to cut. When dry it is very light and resembles Balsa The English term of this variety is NUX Vomica.
Source: Ariyapala and sons
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The Meaning of Sri Lankan Masks
The making and wearing of traditional masks has been an integral part of Sri Lankan culture and art for thousands of years. The Ariyapala Mask Museum celebrates this richness of mask tradition in Sri Lanka. A variety of masks from; the 'Medicine Man', to the 'Devil Dancing Mask', to the 'king of the demons', to a mock up of an exorcism dance and to the 19th century when Sri Lanka had it's own King and Queen together with the King's herald who is summoned to help solve their marital problems.
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Sri Lanka, Ambalangoda (27. Nov 2010)
While we were going to the local grocery market we heard a loud noise near rail station.
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Filming of the Amazing Race series episode.
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The town is renowned for the manufacture of wooden masks and puppets. The traditional masks are carved from light Balsa like Kaduru wood (Nux vomica). Kaduru trees grow in the marshy lands bordering paddy fields. The wood is smoke dried for a week in preparation. The hand carved and hand painted masks in traditional dance dramas are both vibrant and colorful. Masks are created for three different types of dancing rituals: 'Kolam', which tell mocking stories of traditional Sri Lankan colonial life; 'Sanni', or devil dancing masks, used in a type of exorcism ceremony to heal people of persisting illnesses believed to be inflicted by demons; and 'Raksha' masks, which are used in festivals and processions. The Naga Raksha (Cobra demon) mask of the 'Raksha Kolama' (demon dance), consists of a ferocious face with bulging, popping & staring eyes, a bloodthirsty carnivorous tongue lolling out of wide mouth armoured and armed to the hilt with set of fanglike teeth, all topped by a set of cobra hoods.
The famous Wood Mask of Sri Lanka by Shree Tirupati Tours
The mask was made by wood and also a different items are made by wood like elephant,snake and lizard etc.The different variety of wood are used.
Beautiful masks in a museum in Sri Lanka
Masks are turned out from the timber of a tree locally known as Kaduru. This tree grows in marshy lands bordering paddy fields. Its stem is covered with a bark which sheds amilky liquid like latex. Its wood is soft and easy to cut. When dry it is very light and resembles Balsa The English term of this variety is NUX Vomica.
Source: Ariyapala and sons
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Traditional Mask making from Sri Lanka
Artisans make traditional masks in Sri Lanka.
Masks are turned out from the timber of a tree locally known as Kaduru. This tree grows in marshy lands bordering paddy fields. Its stem is covered with a bark which sheds amilky liquid like latex. Its wood is soft and easy to cut. When dry it is very light and resembles Balsa The English term of this variety is NUX Vomica.
Masks are classified as Raksha , Kolam and Sanni. All the three varieties are used for dancing and decorative purposes. Raksha Masks are often seen in processions and festivals. The Kolam Masks are utilised for staging comic plays depicting ancing stories. Sanni Masks are made use of in devil dancing ceremonies to cure illnesses. In fact there are about twenty four kinds of Rakshas known by different names such as Naga Rakshas, Gurulu Raksha, Maru Raksha etc.
Source: Ariyapala and sons
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ඔබ නැරබිය යුතුම කෞතුකාගාර 5ක් - 5 Museums in Sri Lanka Everyone Should Visit
ශ්රී ලංකාව කියන්නේ ගොඩක් ලොකු ඉතිහාසයකට උරුම කම් කියන රටක්.
ඉතින් ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ඉතිහාසය පෙන්වන කෞතුකාගාර ශ්රී ලංකාව පුරා විසිරි පවතිනවා.
අද අපි ඔබට පෙන්වන්නේ ලංකාව පුරා විසිරි පවතින මෙවන් ඔබ නැරබිය යුතුම කෞතුකාගාර 5ක්.
මේවා ලංකාවේ නොයෙකුත් ප්රදේශ වල නොයෙකුත් විෂයන් සම්බන්ධයෙන් විසිරි පවතිනවා.
ඉතින් ඔබත් ලංකවේ මේ ප්රදේශ වලට යන්න බලාපොරොත්තු වෙනවා නම් මේ කෞතුකාගාර නරබන්න අමතක කරන්න එපා.
Here are the 5 museums in Sri Lanka that everyone should visit.
These museums are located in different parts of the island and show different variety of things in their exhibits.
If you are visiting Sri Lanka this year and are looking for places to go then these are the places you must visit.
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Artisans make traditional masks in Sri Lanka.
Masks are turned out from the timber of a tree locally known as Kaduru. This tree grows in marshy lands bordering paddy fields. Its stem is covered with a bark which sheds amilky liquid like latex. Its wood is soft and easy to cut. When dry it is very light and resembles Balsa The English term of this variety is NUX Vomica.
Masks are classified as Raksha , Kolam and Sanni. All the three varieties are used for dancing and decorative purposes. Raksha Masks are often seen in processions and festivals. The Kolam Masks are utilised for staging comic plays depicting ancing stories. Sanni Masks are made use of in devil dancing ceremonies to cure illnesses. In fact there are about twenty four kinds of Rakshas known by different names such as Naga Rakshas, Gurulu Raksha, Maru Raksha etc.
Source: Ariyapala and sons
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience!
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