Arts & Craft

Angampora is a Sinhalese martial art that combines combat techniques, self-defense, sport, exercise, and meditation. A key component of angampora is the namesake angam, which incorporates hand-to-hand fighting, and illangam, involving the …

Traditional Music of Sri Lanka Pageantry Pageantry is a highly evolved musical tradition in Sri Lanka. One can find almost all the traditional and unique music varieties in pageantry. Mostly, pageantry celebrates …

Kandyan dances (Uda Rata Natum) Ves dance “Ves” dance, the most popular, originated from an ancient purification ritual, the Kohomba Yakuma or Kohomba Kankariya.Elaborated costumes with metallic headdress and metallic anklets are …

Batik Originating in Indonesia, the art of batik was introduced to Sri Lanka towards the end of the 19th century. Batik is a method of dying fabrics using wax and ink. Its …